10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended July 4, 2021

☐ Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission File No. 1-15983

MERITOR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana	38-3354643
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2135 West Maple Road, Troy, Michigan	48084-7186
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(248) 435-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 Par Value	MTOR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Registration S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer	☒	Accelerated Filer	☐
Non-accelerated Filer	☐	Smaller Reporting Company	☐
Emerging Growth Company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

70,143,303 shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value, of Meritor, Inc. were outstanding on August 3, 2021.

INDEX

			Page No.
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
	Item 1.	Financial Statements:
		Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations - - Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020	3
		Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive Income - - Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020	4
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet - - June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020	5
		Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020	6
		Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity - - Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020	7
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations	29
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	46
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	48
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION:
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	49
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	49
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	49
	Item 5.	Other Information	50
	Item 6.	Exhibits	51
Signatures			52

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(in millions, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(Unaudited)
Sales	$	1,016	$	514	$	2,888	$	2,286
Cost of sales	(884)		(486)		(2,493)		(2,017)
GROSS PROFIT	132		28		395		269
Selling, general and administrative	(69)		(52)		(203)		(181)
Income from WABCO distribution termination	—		—		—		265
Other operating expense, net	(4)		(17)		(13)		(32)
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	59		(41)		179		321
Other income, net	12		12		49		36
Equity in earnings of affiliates	8		(1)		24		11
Interest expense, net	(20)		(17)		(65)		(47)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	59		(47)		187		321
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(14)		13		(43)		(73)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	45		(34)		144		248
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax	—		—		—		1
NET INCOME (LOSS)	45		(34)		144		249
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)		(2)		(7)		(5)
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO MERITOR, INC.	$	42	$	(36)	$	137	$	244
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO MERITOR, INC.
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	42	$	(36)	$	137	$	243
Income from discontinued operations	—		—		—		1
Net income (loss)	$	42	$	(36)	$	137	$	244
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Continuing operations	$	0.58	$	(0.50)	$	1.90	$	3.26
Discontinued operations	—		—		—		0.01
Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.58	$	(0.50)	$	1.90	$	3.27
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Continuing operations	$	0.58	$	(0.50)	$	1.87	$	3.19
Discontinued operations	—		—		—		0.01
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.58	$	(0.50)	$	1.87	$	3.20
Basic average common shares outstanding	72.0		72.1		72.2		74.6
Diluted average common shares outstanding	72.8		72.1		73.2		76.3

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in millions)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(Unaudited)
Net income (loss)	$	45	$	(34)	$	144	$	249
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Attributable to Meritor, Inc.	15		10		48		(25)
Attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		(2)		—		(2)
Pension and other postretirement benefit related adjustments	3		3		8		8
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges	—		—		1		(3)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	18		11		57		(22)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	63		(23)		201		227
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)		—		(7)		(3)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Meritor, Inc.	$	60	$	(23)	$	194	$	224

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(in millions)

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	138	$	315
Receivables, trade and other, net	635		479
Inventories	563		435
Other current assets	61		54
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	1,397		1,283
NET PROPERTY	506		515
GOODWILL	510		501
OTHER ASSETS	632		585
TOTAL ASSETS	$	3,045	$	2,884
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term debt	$	19	$	39
Accounts and notes payable	633		423
Other current liabilities	288		264
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	940		726
LONG-TERM DEBT	1,011		1,188
RETIREMENT BENEFITS	166		196
OTHER LIABILITIES	273		279
TOTAL LIABILITIES	2,390		2,389
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 16)
EQUITY:
Common stock (June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, 104.0 and 103.7 shares issued and 71.6 and 72.3 shares outstanding, respectively)	106		105
Additional paid-in capital	792		808
Retained earnings	873		736
Treasury stock, at cost (June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, 32.4 and 31.4 shares, respectively)	(598)		(573)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(557)		(614)
Total equity attributable to Meritor, Inc.	616		462
Noncontrolling interests	39		33
TOTAL EQUITY	655		495
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	3,045	$	2,884

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
	(Unaudited)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	144	$	249
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		1
Income from continuing operations	144		248
Adjustments to income from continuing operations to arrive at cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	78		74
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	1		(4)
Restructuring costs	9		27
Stock compensation expense	14		3
Equity in earnings of affiliates	(24)		(11)
Pension and retiree medical income	(39)		(31)
Loss on debt extinguishment	11		—
Dividends received from equity method investments	7		8
Pension and retiree medical contributions	(8)		(11)
Restructuring payments	(11)		(21)
Changes in off-balance sheet accounts receivable securitization and factoring programs	35		(104)
Changes in receivables, inventories and accounts payable	(103)		11
Changes in other current assets and liabilities	26		(26)
Changes in other assets and liabilities	6		25
Operating cash flows provided by continuing operations	146		188
Operating cash flows used for discontinued operations	—		—
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	146		188
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(47)		(45)
Cash paid for acquisition of Transportation Power, Inc., net of cash acquired	—		(13)
Other investing activities	(3)		9
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(50)		(49)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Securitization	—		(8)
Borrowings against revolving line of credit	—		304
Repayments of revolving line of credit	—		(304)
Redemption of notes	(458)		—
Proceeds from debt issuances	275		300
Repurchase of convertible notes	(53)		—
Debt issuance costs	(5)		(4)
Term loan payments	(9)		(6)
Other financing activities	(1)		(1)
Net change in debt	(251)		281
Repurchase of common stock	(25)		(241)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(276)		40
EFFECT OF CHANGES IN FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	3		(7)
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(177)		172
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	315		108
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	138	$	280

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended June 30, 2021
	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity Attributable to Meritor, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Beginning Balance at March 31, 2021	$	106	$	788	$	831	$	(573)	$	(575)	$	577	$	36	$	613
Comprehensive income	—		—		42		—		18		60		3		63
Equity based compensation expense	—		4		—				—		4		—		4
Repurchase of Common Stock	—		—		—		(25)		—		(25)		—		(25)
Ending Balance at June 30, 2021	$	106	$	792	$	873	$	(598)	$	(557)	$	616	$	39	$	655
	Three months ended June 30, 2020
	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity Attributable to Meritor, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Beginning Balance at March 31, 2020	$	105	$	803	$	771	$	(573)	$	(714)	$	392	$	32	$	424
Comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		(36)		—		13		(23)		—		(23)
Equity based compensation expense	—		2		—		—		—		2		—		2
Ending Balance at June 30, 2020	$	105	$	805	$	735	$	(573)	$	(701)	$	371	$	32	$	403

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

	Nine months ended June 30, 2021
	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity Attributable to Meritor, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Beginning Balance at September 30, 2020	$	105	$	808	$	736	$	(573)	$	(614)	$	462	$	33	$	495
Comprehensive income	—		—		137		—		57		194		7		201
Equity based compensation expense	—		14		—		—		—		14		—		14
Vesting of equity based awards	1		(1)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Repurchase of common stock	—		—		—		(25)		—		(25)		—		(25)
Repurchase of convertible notes	—		(30)		—		—		—		(30)		—		(30)
Noncontrolling interest dividend	—		—		—		—		—		—		(1)		(1)
Other equity adjustments	—		1		—		—		—		1		—		1
Ending Balance at June 30, 2021	$	106	$	792	$	873	$	(598)	$	(557)	$	616	$	39	$	655
	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020
	Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity Attributable to Meritor, Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests		Total
Beginning Balance at September 30, 2019	$	104	$	803	$	491	$	(332)	$	(681)	$	385	$	30	$	415
Comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		244		—		(20)		224		3		227
Equity based compensation expense	—		3		—		—		—		3		—		3
Vesting of equity based awards	1		(1)		—		—		—		—		—		—
Repurchase of common stock	—		—		—		(241)		—		(241)		—		(241)
Noncontrolling interest dividend	—		—		—		—		—		—		(1)		(1)
Ending Balance at June 30, 2020	$	105	$	805	$	735	$	(573)	$	(701)	$	371	$	32	$	403

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

Meritor, Inc. (the "company" or "Meritor"), headquartered in Troy, Michigan, is a premier global supplier of a broad range of integrated products, systems, modules and components to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") and the aftermarket for the commercial vehicle, transportation and industrial sectors. The company serves commercial truck, trailer, military, bus and coach, construction and other industrial OEMs and certain aftermarkets. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are those of the company and its consolidated subsidiaries.

In the opinion of the company, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, consisting solely of adjustments of a normal, recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with the company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data as of September 30, 2020 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all annual disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

The company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest September 30, and its fiscal quarters generally end on the Sundays nearest December 31, March 31 and June 30. The third quarter of fiscal years 2021 and 2020 ended on July 4, 2021 and June 28, 2020, respectively. Fiscal year 2020 ended on September 27, 2020. All year and quarter references relate to the company’s fiscal year and fiscal quarters, unless otherwise stated. For ease of presentation, September 30 and June 30 are used consistently throughout this report to represent the fiscal year end and third fiscal quarter end, respectively.

COVID-19 Pandemic Update

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global health pandemic related to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus. While the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected our financial performance throughout most of fiscal year 2020 and the beginning of fiscal year 2021, the direct adverse impacts of the pandemic on our operations and financial performance started to dissipate over the course of the third fiscal quarter. All of our facilities have been fully operational since the end of fiscal year 2020 and our salaried employees are returning to work in person, in each case under enhanced safety guidelines. Although we are optimistic that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, the progression of the pandemic, and its direct and indirect impacts on our markets, operations and financial performance, have been unpredictable. As a result of this continued uncertainty, there may still be impacts on our industry, operations, workforce, supply chains, distribution systems and demand for our products in the future which cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

2. Earnings per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. The diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation includes the impact of dilutive common stock options, restricted shares, restricted share units, performance share unit awards and convertible securities, if applicable.

A reconciliation of basic average common shares outstanding to diluted average common shares outstanding is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Basic average common shares outstanding	72.0	72.1	72.2	74.6
Impact of restricted shares, restricted share units and performance share units	0.8	—	1.0	0.9
Impact of convertible notes	—	—	—	0.8
Diluted average common shares outstanding (1)	72.8	72.1	73.2	76.3

(1) The potential effect of 0.6 million restricted shares and performance share units and 0.7 million shares issuable upon conversion of our convertibles notes are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three months ended June 30, 2020 because inclusion in such a period would reduce the loss per share from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

In November 2020, the Board of Directors approved a grant of 0.3 million performance share units to all executives eligible to participate in the long-term incentive plan. Each performance share unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock or its cash equivalent upon achievement of certain performance and time vesting criteria. The fair value of each performance share unit was $26.98, which was the company’s share price on the grant date of December 1, 2020. The Board of Directors also approved a grant of 0.3 million restricted share units to these executives. The restricted share units vest at the earlier of three years from the date of grant or upon termination of employment with the company under certain circumstances. The fair value of each restricted share unit was $26.98, which was the company's share price on the grant date of December 1, 2020.

The actual number of performance share units that will vest depends upon the company’s performance relative to the established performance metrics for the three-year performance period of October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023, measured at the end of the performance period. The number of performance share units that vest will depend on adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (which, solely for purposes of our long-term incentive plan, includes an adjustment for the value of deferred tax assets in jurisdictions with net operating loss carry forwards or tax credits) which are each weighted at 50%. The number of performance share units that vest will be between 0% and 200% of the grant date amount of 0.3 million performance share units.

On December 1, 2020, in response to retention and attrition concerns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the company’s incentive compensation plans, and to continue to incentivize executive performance in a difficult and uncertain environment, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors adjusted the threshold level of the performance metrics required to be achieved for payout for the fiscal 2019-2021 performance cycle. The target and maximum levels were not modified. The impact of this adjustment did not have a material impact on the company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

3. New Accounting Standards

Accounting standards implemented during fiscal year 2021

On October 1, 2020, the company implemented Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The ASU introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including accounts receivable. The ASU also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. The guidance had an impact on the company's accounting policies and procedures related to calculation of allowance for doubtful accounts receivable but did not have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

On October 1, 2020, the company implemented ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU add, modify, and eliminate certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820. The guidance did not have a material impact on the company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting standards to be implemented

Implementation of the following standards may result in a significant change in practice and/or have a significant financial impact on the company.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). The ASU simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of debt and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. ASC 470-20 outlines five models to allocate the proceeds attributable to the issuance of a convertible debt instrument. This ASU removes from U.S. GAAP the separation models for convertible debt with a cash conversion feature (CCF) and convertible debt with a beneficial conversion feature (BCF). As a result of adopting this ASU, entities are not required to separately present in equity an embedded conversion feature in such debt. Instead, they should account for a convertible debt instrument wholly as debt. Applying the separation models in ASC 470-20 to convertible instruments with a CCF or BCF involves the recognition of a debt discount, which is amortized to interest expense. The elimination of CCF and BCF models will reduce reported interest expense and increase reported net income for convertible instruments issued within the scope of those models before the adoption of ASU 2020-06. The amendments in this ASU are required to be adopted by public business entities in fiscal years

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but not earlier than for a fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities are permitted to adopt the guidance through either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. The company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its accounting policies and its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

4. Revenue

Disaggregation of revenue

In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated for each of our operating segments by primary geographical market for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in millions).

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	365	$	183	$	548
Canada	—		16		16
Mexico	49		6		55
Total North America	414		205		619
Sweden	65		—		65
Italy	61		4		65
United Kingdom	37		3		40
Other Europe	3		39		42
Total Europe	166		46		212
Brazil	82		1		83
China	41		—		41
India	30		—		30
Other Asia-Pacific	31		—		31
Total sales	$	764	$	252	$	1,016

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	147	$	149	$	296
Canada	—		12		12
Mexico	17		3		20
Total North America	164		164		328
Sweden	28		—		28
Italy	25		3		28
United Kingdom	15		1		16
Other Europe	2		29		31
Total Europe	70		33		103
Brazil	21		1		22
China	41		1		42
India	5		—		5
Other Asia-Pacific	14		—		14
Total sales	$	315	$	199	$	514

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	1,012	$	530	$	1,542
Canada	—		42		42
Mexico	129		16		145
Total North America	1,141		588		1,729
Sweden	216		—		216
Italy	172		14		186
United Kingdom	114		8		122
Other Europe	8		109		117
Total Europe	510		131		641
Brazil	219		2		221
China	105		1		106
India	113		—		113
Other Asia-Pacific	78		—		78
Total sales	$	2,166	$	722	$	2,888

	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	782	$	566	$	1,348
Canada	—		41		41
Mexico	95		13		108
Total North America	877		620		1,497
Sweden	153		—		153
Italy	116		10		126
United Kingdom	78		6		84
Other Europe	4		102		106
Total Europe	351		118		469
Brazil	124		2		126
China	101		1		102
India	49		1		50
Other Asia-Pacific	42		—		42
Total sales	$	1,544	$	742	$	2,286

As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, Trade receivables, net, which are included in Receivables, trade and other, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, were $575 million and $421 million, respectively.

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, the company had no material bad-debt expense. There were no material contract assets, contract liabilities or deferred contract costs recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

5. Restructuring Costs

Restructuring reserves, primarily related to unpaid employee termination benefits, were $5 million at June 30, 2021 and $10 million at September 30, 2020. Restructuring costs are recorded within Other operating expense, net within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The changes in restructuring reserves for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	Employee Termination Benefits		Plant  Shutdown  & Other		Total
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	10	$	—	$	10
Activity during the period:
Charges	6		3		9
Cash payments	(11)		—		(11)
Other	—		(3)		(3)
Total restructuring reserves at June 30, 2021	5		—		5
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	(1)		—		(1)
Restructuring reserves – current, at June 30, 2021	$	4	$	—	$	4
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	8	$	—	$	8
Activity during the period:
Charges	27		—		27
Cash payments	(21)		—		(21)
Total restructuring reserves at June 30, 2020	14		—		14
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	—		—		—
Restructuring reserves – current, at June 30, 2020	$	14	$	—	$	14

Global Restructuring Programs Fiscal Year 2021: On November 11, 2020, the company approved a restructuring plan to close three U.S. manufacturing plants and one European administration office in its Aftermarket & Industrial segment and consolidate their operations into existing facilities. The site closures include:

• Chicago, Illinois

• Livermore, California

• Livonia, Michigan

• Zurich, Switzerland

The closures impact approximately 150 hourly and salaried workers. These restructuring plans are intended to optimize the company’s manufacturing footprint, reduce costs and increase efficiencies. With this restructuring plan, the company expects to incur up to $17 million in restructuring charges in the Aftermarket & Industrial segment, consisting of an impact on long-lived assets of $9 million, severance related costs of $5 million and other associated costs of $3 million. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, the company incurred $7 million in restructuring costs related to this plan. Restructuring actions associated with this plan are expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2021.

Global Restructuring Program Fiscal Year 2020: On June 2, 2020, the company approved and began executing a restructuring plan to reduce labor costs and align with current market forecasts. Under this plan, the company expects to incur approximately $13 million in employee severance costs that affects approximately eight percent of its global salaried positions, and will eliminate certain hourly roles. During fiscal year 2020, the company incurred $10 million in restructuring costs related to this plan of which $7 million was in the Commercial Truck segment and $3 million related to the Aftermarket & Industrial segment. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, the company incurred $2 million in restructuring costs related to this plan in the Commercial Truck segment. Restructuring actions associated with this plan are substantially complete.

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6. Income Taxes

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, and 2020 the company recognized tax expense of $14 million and a tax benefit of $13 million, respectively. This resulted in effective tax rates of 24% and 28%, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the company recognized tax expense of $43 million and $73 million, respectively. This resulted in an effective tax rate of 23% for both the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

7. Accounts Receivable Factoring and Securitization

The company has a U.S. accounts receivable securitization facility with PNC Bank and participates in various accounts receivable factoring programs, primarily with Nordea Bank for trade receivables from AB Volvo, as follows:

	Current Expiration	Total Facility Size as of 6/30/21				Utilized as of 6/30/21				Utilized as of 9/30/20
		EUR		USD		EUR		USD		EUR		USD
On-balance sheet arrangement
Committed U.S. accounts receivable securitization (1)	March 2024	N/A		$	110	N/A		$	3	N/A		$	3
Total on-balance sheet arrangement: (1)		N/A		$	110	N/A		$	3	N/A		$	3
Off-balance sheet arrangements
Committed Swedish factoring facility (2)(3)	March 2024	€	155	$	184	€	80	$	95	€	86	$	100
Committed U.S. factoring facility (2)	February 2023	N/A		75		N/A		48		N/A		30
Uncommitted U.K. factoring facility	February 2022	25		30		7		8		1		1
Uncommitted Italy factoring facility	June 2022	30		35		15		18		8		9
Other uncommitted factoring facilities (4)	None	N/A		N/A		24		29		12		14
Total off-balance sheet arrangements		€	210	$	324	€	126	$	198	€	107	$	154

(1) Availability subject to adequate eligible accounts receivable available for sale. The utilized amount includes $3 million of letters of credit as of June 30, 2021 and $3 million as of September 30, 2020.

(2) Actual amounts may exceed the bank's commitment at the bank's discretion.

(3) The facility is backed by a 364-day liquidity commitment from Nordea Bank which extends through June 22, 2022.

(4) There is no explicit facility size under the agreement, but the counterparty approves the purchase of receivable tranches at its discretion.

Off-balance sheet arrangements 

Total costs associated with all of the off-balance sheet arrangements described above were $1 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. Total costs associated with all of the off-balance sheet arrangements described above were $3 million for each of the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

8. Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using FIFO or average methods) or market (determined on the basis of estimated realizable values) and are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Finished goods	$	138	$	119
Work in process	50		38
Raw materials, parts and supplies	375		278
Total	$	563	$	435

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9. Net Property

     Net property is summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Property at cost:
Land and land improvements	$	33	$	32
Buildings	241		228
Machinery and equipment	1,057		1,002
Company-owned tooling	162		151
Construction in progress	45		63
Total	1,538		1,476
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,032)		(961)
Net property	$	506	$	515

10. Other Assets

Other assets are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Prepaid pension costs	$	213	$	179
Deferred income tax assets	31		30
Investments in non-consolidated joint ventures	124		107
Other	264		269
Other assets	$	632	$	585

11. Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Compensation and benefits	$	121	$	91
Product warranties	18		19
Other	149		154
Other current liabilities	$	288	$	264

Compensation and benefits includes the current portion of pension and retiree medical liability, accrued incentive compensation, salary and wages and accrued vacation, holiday and sick leave pay.

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A summary of the changes in product warranties is as follows (in millions):

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
Total product warranties – beginning of period	$	54	$	50
Accruals for product warranties	15		11
Payments	(11)		(14)
Change in estimates and other	(7)		(3)
Total product warranties – end of period	51		44
Less: non-current product warranties	(33)		(29)
Product warranties – current	$	18	$	15

12. Other Liabilities

Other liabilities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Asbestos-related liabilities (see Note 16)	$	62	$	67
Liabilities for uncertain tax positions	79		73
Product warranties (see Note 11)	33		35
Other	99		104
Other liabilities	$	273	$	279

13. Long-Term Debt

Long-Term debt, net of discounts where applicable, is summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
3.25 percent convertible notes due 2037	$	321	$	320
7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026	—		23
4.50 percent notes due 2028	270		—
6.25 percent notes due 2025	296		295
6.25 percent notes due 2024	—		446
Term loan due 2024	157		166
Finance lease obligation	11		6
Unamortized discount on convertible notes	(25)		(29)
Subtotal	1,030		1,227
Less: short-term debt	(19)		(39)
Long-term debt	$	1,011	$	1,188

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Redemption of 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes

On October 16, 2020, the company issued a notice of redemption for all of the $23 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 7.875 percent senior convertible notes due 2026 (the "7.875 Percent Convertible Notes"). As a result of the issuance of the notice of redemption, the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were convertible at any time prior to the close of business on November 30, 2020 at a rate of 83.3333 shares of common stock per $1,000 original principal amount of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes. All remaining outstanding 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were surrendered in November 2020 for conversion and were settled in cash up to the accreted principal amount of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes and also settled in cash for the remainder of the conversion obligation in excess of the accreted principal amount, in accordance with the provisions of the indenture that governed the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes. The conversion of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes was settled for $53 million, of which $23 million represented principal repayment and $30 million represented the payment of conversion in excess of the accreted principal. There was no loss on extinguishment. As of December 31, 2020, the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were fully redeemed. The 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were classified as current as of September 30, 2020.

Redemption of 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024

On December 16, 2020, the company redeemed $275 million of the outstanding $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 (the "6.25 Percent Notes due 2024") for an aggregate purchase price of $287 million (including accrued interest of $6 million). The redemption price was equal to 102.083% of the principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to but excluding the redemption date of December 16, 2020. This redemption was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt, and accordingly the company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $8 million. The loss on extinguishment is recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations within Interest expense, net.

On June 3, 2021, the company redeemed the remaining $175 million principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 for an aggregate purchase price of $180 million (including accrued interest of $3 million). The redemption price was equal to 101.042% of the principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to but excluding the redemption date of June 3, 2021. The redemption was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt, and accordingly the company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $3 million. The loss on extinguishment is recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations within Interest expense, net.

4.50 Percent Notes

On December 1, 2020, the company completed the offering and sale of $275 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% notes due 2028 (the "4.50 Percent Notes"), including related guarantees by the subsidiaries of the company who from time to time guarantee the company’s senior secured revolving credit facility as it may be amended, extended, replaced or refinanced, or any subsequent credit facility, to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

The net proceeds to the company from the sale of the 4.50 Percent Notes after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the company were approximately $270 million. The company used the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem $275 million of the outstanding $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024, as described above.

The 4.50 Percent Notes will mature on December 15, 2028 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.500% per annum. The company will pay interest on the 4.50 Percent Notes from December 1, 2020 semi-annually, in arrears, on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning June 15, 2021. The 4.50 Percent Notes constitute senior unsecured obligations of the company and rank equally in right of payment with its existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, and effectively junior to its existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the security therefor.

The 4.50 Percent Notes provide that, prior to December 15, 2023, the company may redeem, at its option, from time to time, the 4.50 Percent Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, plus (ii) the applicable premium as of the redemption date on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed.

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The 4.50 Percent Notes provide that, on or after December 15, 2023, the company may redeem, at its option, from time to time, the 4.50 Percent Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on December 15 of the years indicated below:

Year	Redemption Price
2023	102.250	%
2024	101.125	%
2025 and thereafter	100.000	%

The 4.50 Percent Notes also provide that, prior to December 15, 2023, the company may redeem, at its option, from time to time, up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more public sales of the company’s common stock at a redemption price equal to 104.500% of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed so long as at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes remains outstanding after each such redemption and notice of any such redemption is mailed within 90 days of any such sale of common stock.

If a change of control (as defined in the ninth supplemental indenture under which the 4.50 Percent Notes were issued) occurs, unless the company has exercised its right to redeem the 4.50 Percent Notes, each holder of the 4.50 Percent Notes may require the company to repurchase some or all of such holder’s 4.50 Percent Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the repurchase date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the repurchase date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be repurchased.

Revolving Credit Facility

On November 9, 2020, the company's senior secured revolving credit facility was increased by $60 million to $685 million through the addition of a new lender.

The availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility is subject to a financial covenant based on the ratio of the company’s priority debt (consisting principally of amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility, the U.S. accounts receivable securitization and factoring programs, and third-party non-working capital foreign debt) to EBITDA. The company is required to maintain a total priority-debt-to-EBITDA ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, of 2.25 to 1.00 or less as of the last day of each fiscal quarter throughout the term of the agreement. Availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility was constrained to $499 million on the last day of the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 due primarily to lower EBITDA in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has full availability until the next measurement point at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021.

At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility. The senior secured revolving credit facility includes $100 million of availability for the issuance of letters of credit. At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, there were no letters of credit outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility.

Debt Securities

In November 2020, the company filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC registering an indeterminate amount of debt and/or equity securities that the company may offer in one or more offerings on terms to be determined at the time of sale. The November 2020 shelf registration statement superseded and replaced the company's shelf registration statement filed in December 2017.

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Other

One of the company's consolidated joint ventures in China participates in a bills of exchange program to settle its obligations with its trade suppliers. These programs are common in China and generally require the participation of local banks. Under these programs, the company's joint venture issues notes payable through the participating banks to its trade suppliers. If the issued notes payable remain unpaid on their respective due dates, this could constitute an event of default under the company’s revolving credit facility if the defaulted amount exceeds $35 million per bank. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the company had $25 million and $16 million, respectively, outstanding under this program at more than one bank.

14. Financial Instruments

Fair values of financial instruments are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021				September 30, 2020
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	138	$	138	$	315	$	315
Short-term debt	19		19		39		58
Long-term debt	1,011		1,099		1,188		1,259
Foreign currency option contracts (other assets)	—		—		1		1
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other assets)	1		1		—		—
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other liabilities)	—		—		1		1

The following table reflects the offsetting of derivative assets and liabilities (in millions):

	June 30, 2021						September 30, 2020
	Gross Amounts Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Amounts Reported		Gross Amounts Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Amounts Reported
Derivative Assets
Foreign currency option contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	1
Foreign exchange forward contracts	1		—		1		—		—		—
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign exchange forward contracts	—		—		—		1		—		1

Fair Value

FASB guidance provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

•Level 1 inputs use quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.

•Level 2 inputs use other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets and other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

•Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs, including inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the related instrument.

In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels in the above fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the valuation. The

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company's assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair value measurements requires judgment and considers factors specific to each asset or liability.

Fair value of financial instruments by the valuation hierarchy at June 30, 2021 is as follows (in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	138	$	—	$	—
Short-term debt	—		—		19
Long-term debt	—		949		150
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other assets)	—		1		—

Fair value of financial instruments by the valuation hierarchy at September 30, 2020 is as follows (in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	315	$	—	$	—
Short-term debt	—		43		15
Long-term debt	—		1,103		156
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other liabilities)	—		1		—
Foreign currency option contracts (other assets)	—		1		—

No transfers of assets between any of the Levels occurred during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

Cash and cash equivalents — All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. The carrying value approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 Short- and long-term debt — Fair values are based on transaction prices at public exchange for publicly traded debt. For debt instruments that are not publicly traded, fair values are based on interest rates that would be currently available to the company for issuance of similar types of debt instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities.

Foreign exchange forward contracts — The company uses foreign exchange forward purchase and sale contracts with varying terms that extend through fiscal year 2025 to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the notional amount of the company's foreign exchange contracts outstanding under its foreign currency cash flow hedging program was $93 million and $65 million, respectively. The fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts is based on a model which incorporates observable inputs including quoted spot rates, forward exchange rates and discounted future expected cash flows utilizing market interest rates with similar quality and maturity characteristics. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the contracts is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in the statement of shareholders’ equity and is recognized in operating income when the underlying forecasted transaction impacts earnings.

Foreign currency option contracts — The company uses option contracts to mitigate foreign exchange exposure on expected future foreign currency-denominated purchases. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the notional amount of the company's foreign exchange contracts outstanding was $24 million and $39 million, respectively. The company did not elect hedge accounting for these derivatives. Changes in fair value associated with these contracts are recorded in cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The company uses option contracts to mitigate the risk of volatility in the translation of foreign currency earnings to U.S. dollars. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the notional amount of the company's option contracts outstanding was $2 million and $24 million, respectively. These option contracts did not qualify for a hedge accounting election. Changes in fair value associated with these contracts are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations in other income, net.

The fair value of foreign currency option contracts is based on third-party proprietary models, which incorporate inputs at varying unobservable weights of quoted spot rates, market volatility, forward rates and time utilizing market instruments with similar quality and maturity characteristics.

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Cross-currency swap contracts — The company has utilized cross-currency swap contracts to hedge a portion of its net investment in a foreign subsidiary against volatility in foreign exchange rates. These derivative instruments are designated and qualify as hedges of net investments in foreign operations using the spot method to assess effectiveness. Changes in fair values of the instruments are recognized in foreign currency translation adjustments, a component of other comprehensive income (loss) in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss), to offset the changes in the values of the net investments being hedged.

In the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, the company entered into multiple cross-currency swaps with a combined notional amount of $225 million and maturities in October 2022. These swaps hedged a portion of the net investment in a certain European subsidiary against volatility in the euro/U.S. dollar foreign exchange rate. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, the company settled these cross-currency swap contracts and received proceeds of $11 million, $1 million of which related to net accrued interest receivable.

The fair value of cross-currency swap contracts is based on a model which incorporates observable inputs, including quoted spot rates, forward exchange rates and discounted future expected cash flows, utilizing market interest rates with similar quality and maturity characteristics.

15. Retirement Benefit Liabilities

Retirement benefit liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Retiree medical liability	$	50	$	52
Pension liability	111		139
Other	17		17
Subtotal	178		208
Less: current portion (included in compensation and benefits, Note 11)	(12)		(12)
Retirement benefits	$	166	$	196

The components of net periodic pension and retiree medical income included in continuing operations for the three months ended June 30 are as follows (in millions):

	2021				2020
	Pension		Retiree Medical		Pension		Retiree Medical
Interest cost	$	(9)	$	—	$	(10)	$	—
Assumed return on plan assets	25		—		23		—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—		9		—		9
Recognized actuarial loss	(8)		(4)		(8)		(4)
Total income	$	8	$	5	$	5	$	5

The components of net periodic pension and retiree medical income included in continuing operations for the nine months ended June 30 are as follows (in millions):

	2021				2020
	Pension		Retiree Medical		Pension		Retiree Medical
Interest cost	$	(26)	$	(1)	$	(31)	$	(1)
Assumed return on plan assets	73		—		71		—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—		27		—		27
Recognized actuarial loss	(24)		(10)		(24)		(11)
Total income	$	23	$	16	$	16	$	15

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For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the non-service cost components of the net periodic pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits ("OPEB") income were $13 million and $10 million, respectively, and are presented in Other income, net. For the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the non-service cost components of the net periodic pension and OPEB income were $39 million and $31 million, respectively, and are presented in Other income, net.

16. Contingencies

Environmental

 Federal, state and local requirements relating to the discharge of substances into the environment, the disposal of hazardous wastes and other activities affecting the environment have, and will continue to have, an impact on the operations of the company. The process of estimating environmental liabilities is complex and dependent upon evolving physical and scientific data at the sites, uncertainties as to remedies and technologies to be used and the outcome of discussions with regulatory agencies. The company records liabilities for environmental issues in the accounting period in which they are considered to be probable and the cost can be reasonably estimated. At environmental sites in which more than one potentially responsible party has been identified, the company records a liability for its allocable share of costs related to its involvement with the site, as well as an allocable share of costs related to insolvent parties or unidentified shares. At environmental sites in which Meritor is the only potentially responsible party, the company records a liability for the total probable and estimable costs of remediation before consideration of recovery from insurers or other third parties.

The company has been designated as a potentially responsible party at ten Superfund sites, excluding sites as to which the company’s records disclose no involvement or as to which the company’s liability has been finally determined. Superfund is a United States federal government program designed to fund the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants. Management estimates the total reasonably possible costs the company could incur for the remediation of the ten Superfund sites at June 30, 2021 to be approximately $22 million, of which $9 million is probable and recorded as a liability. Included in reasonably possible amounts are estimates for certain remediation actions that may be required if current actions are deemed inadequate by the regulators.

In addition to the Superfund sites, various other lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been asserted against the company, alleging violations of federal, state and local environmental protection requirements, or seeking remediation of alleged environmental impairments, principally at previously disposed-of properties. For these matters, management has estimated the total reasonably possible costs the company could incur at June 30, 2021 to be approximately $10 million, of which $4 million is probable and recorded as a liability.

Included in the company’s environmental liabilities are costs for on-going operation, maintenance and monitoring at environmental sites in which remediation has been put into place. This liability is discounted using discount rates in the range of 0 to 1.50 percent and is approximately $12 million at June 30, 2021. The undiscounted estimate of these costs is approximately $13 million.

The following are the components of the Superfund and non-Superfund environmental reserves (in millions):

	Superfund Sites		Non-Superfund Sites		Total
Beginning Balance at September 30, 2020	$	11	$	5	$	16
Payments and other	(2)		(1)		(3)
Accruals	—		—		—
Ending Balance at June 30, 2021	$	9	$	4	$	13

Environmental reserves are included in Other Current Liabilities (see Note 11) and Other Liabilities (see Note 12) in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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The actual amount of costs or damages for which the company may be held responsible could materially exceed the foregoing estimates because of uncertainties, including the financial condition of other potentially responsible parties, the success of the remediation, discovery of new contamination and other factors that make it difficult to predict actual costs accurately. However, based on management’s assessment, after consulting with outside advisors that specialize in environmental matters, and subject to the difficulties inherent in estimating these future costs, the company believes that its expenditures for environmental capital investment and remediation necessary to comply with present regulations governing environmental protection and other expenditures for the resolution of environmental claims will not have a material effect on the company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, in future periods, new laws and regulations, changes in remediation plans, advances in technology and additional information about the ultimate clean-up remedies could significantly change the company’s estimates. Management cannot assess the possible effect of compliance with future requirements.

Asbestos

    Rockwell International Corporation ("Rockwell") — ArvinMeritor, Inc. ("AM"), a predecessor of Meritor, along with many other companies, has been named as a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos used in certain components of Rockwell products many years ago. Liability for these claims was transferred at the time of the spin-off of the automotive business from Rockwell in 1997. There were approximately 600 and 1,200 pending active asbestos claims in lawsuits that name AM, together with many other companies, as defendants as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. In March 2021, AM entered into a tolling agreement with an asbestos plaintiff's law firm. Under the terms of this agreement, AM agreed to toll the statute of limitations from expiring on asbestos claims in exchange for the plaintiff's law firm agreeing not to raise a claim until there is product identification linking AM. The plaintiff's law firm also agreed to dismiss pending active claims for which product identification was not yet determined. There were approximately 600 claims dismissed as a result of this tolling agreement in the third fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2021. According to the terms of the tolling agreement, if the plaintiff's law firm subsequently links AM's product to the plaintiff, they will refile a claim against AM.

A significant portion of the claims do not identify any Rockwell products or specify which of the claimants, if any, were exposed to asbestos attributable to Rockwell products, and past experience has shown that the vast majority of the claimants will likely never identify any of Rockwell products. Historically, AM has been dismissed from the vast majority of similar claims filed in the past with no payment to claimants. For those claimants who do show that they worked with Rockwell products, management nevertheless believes it has meritorious defenses, in substantial part due to the integrity of the products involved and the lack of any impairing medical condition on the part of many claimants.

Pending and Future Claims: The company engaged a third-party advisor with extensive experience in assessing asbestos-related liabilities to conduct a study to estimate its potential undiscounted liability for pending and future asbestos-related claims as of September 30, 2020. Management continuously monitors the underlying claims data and experience for the purpose of assessing the appropriateness of the assumptions used to estimate the liability.

As of September 30, 2020, the best estimate of the company's obligation for asbestos-related claims over the next 38 years was $78 million. The company recognized a liability for pending and future claims over the next 38 years of $73 million as of June 30, 2021. The ultimate cost of resolving pending and future claims is estimated based on the history of claims and expenses for plaintiffs represented by law firms in jurisdictions with an established history with Rockwell.

Recoveries: AM has insurance coverage that management believes covers indemnity and defense costs, over and above self-insurance retentions, for a significant portion of these claims. The company recognizes insurance recoveries when the claim for recovery is deemed probable and to the extent an insurable loss has been recognized in the financial statements. The company’s determination is based on analysis of the underlying insurance policies, historical experience with insurers, ongoing review of the solvency of insurers, and consideration of any insurance settlements The insurance receivables for Rockwell asbestos-related liabilities totaled $58 million and $62 million as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

The amounts recorded for the asbestos-related reserves and recoveries from insurance companies are based upon assumptions and estimates derived from currently known facts. All such estimates of liabilities and recoveries for asbestos-related claims are subject to considerable uncertainty because such liabilities and recoveries are influenced by variables that are difficult to predict. The future litigation environment for Rockwell could change significantly from its past experience, due, for example, to changes in the mix of claims filed against Rockwell in terms of plaintiffs’ law firm, jurisdiction and disease; legislative or regulatory developments; the company’s approach to defending claims; or payments to plaintiffs from other defendants. Estimated recoveries are influenced by coverage issues among insurers and the continuing solvency of various

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insurance companies. If the assumptions with respect to the estimation period, the nature of pending claims, the cost to resolve claims and the amount of available insurance prove to be incorrect, the actual amount of liability for Rockwell asbestos-related claims, and the effect on the company, could differ materially from current estimates and, therefore, could have a material impact on the company’s financial condition and results of operations. However, the amount of reasonably possible and estimable losses in excess of the recorded asbestos-related liabilities was determined to be immaterial.

Indemnification

The company has provided indemnities in conjunction with certain transactions, primarily divestitures. These indemnities address a variety of matters, which may include environmental, tax, asbestos, labor and employment-related matters, and the periods of indemnification vary in duration.

The company is not aware of any claims or other information that would give rise to material payments under such indemnification obligations.

Other

In addition, various lawsuits, claims and proceedings, other than those specifically disclosed in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, have been or may be instituted or asserted against the company, relating to the conduct of the company’s business, including those pertaining to product liability, warranty or recall claims, intellectual property, safety and health, contract and employment matters. Although the outcome of other litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and some lawsuits, claims or proceedings may be disposed of unfavorably to the company, management believes the disposition of matters that are pending will not have a material effect on the company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. 

17. Shareholders' Equity

There were no dividends declared or paid in the first, second or third quarter of fiscal years 2021 and 2020. The payment of cash dividends and the amount of any dividend are subject to review and change at the discretion of the company's Board of Directors.

Common Stock and Debt Repurchase Authorizations

On July 28, 2021, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of the company's common stock. Repurchases can be made from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company’s debt covenants.

On November 7, 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $325 million of the company's common stock, which was an increase from the prior $250 million authorization approved on July 26, 2019. Repurchases can be made from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company’s debt covenants. As of the end of fiscal year 2020, the company had repurchased 11.8 million shares of common stock for $266 million (including commission costs) pursuant to this authorization. There were no repurchases in the first or second quarter of fiscal year 2021. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, the company repurchased 1 million shares of common stock for $25 million (including commission costs) pursuant to this authorization. As of June 30, 2021, the amount remaining available for repurchases under this common stock repurchase authorization was $34 million. The remaining $34 million, an additional approximately 1.5 million shares, was repurchased in July 2021.

On November 2, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of the company's common stock and up to $100 million aggregate principal amount of any of the company's debt securities (including convertible debt securities), in each case from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company's debt covenants. The remaining authority under the common stock repurchase authorization was superseded by the July 2019 authorization described above. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the amount remaining available for repurchase under this debt repurchase authorization was $76 million.

In November 2020, we filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), registering an indeterminate amount of debt and/or equity securities that we may offer in one or more offerings on terms to be determined at the time of sale.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCL")

The components of AOCL and the changes in AOCL by components, net of tax, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at March 31, 2021	$	(96)	$	(478)	$	(1)	$	(575)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	15		—		—		15
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		3		—		3
Net current-period other comprehensive income	15		3		—		18
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	(81)	$	(475)	$	(1)	$	(557)

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(9)	(a)
Actuarial losses	12		(a)
	3		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	3	Net of tax

(a) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at March 31, 2020	$	(142)	$	(567)	$	(5)	$	(714)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	10		—		—		10
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		3		—		3
Net current-period other comprehensive income	10		3		—		13
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	(132)	$	(564)	$	(5)	$	(701)

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(9)	(b)
Actuarial losses	12		(b)
	3		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	3	Net of tax

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

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(Unaudited)

The components of AOCL and the changes in AOCL by components, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	(129)	$	(483)	$	(2)	$	(614)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	48		1		1		50
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		7		—		7
Net current-period other comprehensive income	48		8		1		57
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	(81)	$	(475)	$	(1)	$	(557)

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(27)	(a)
Actuarial losses	34		(a)
	7		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	7	Net of tax

(a) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	(107)	$	(572)	$	(2)	$	(681)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(25)		—		(3)		(28)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		8		—		8
Net current-period other comprehensive income	(25)		8		(3)		(20)
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	(132)	$	(564)	$	(5)	$	(701)

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(27)	(b)
Actuarial losses	35		(b)
	8		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	8	Net of tax

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

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(Unaudited)

18. Business Segment Information

Segment information is summarized as follows (in millions):

	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Eliminations		Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
External Sales	$	764	$	252	$	—	$	1,016
Intersegment Sales	36		6		(42)		—
Total Sales	$	800	$	258	$	(42)	$	1,016
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
External Sales	$	315	$	199	$	—	$	514
Intersegment Sales	21		4		(25)		—
Total Sales	$	336	$	203	$	(25)	$	514

	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Eliminations		Total
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021
External Sales	$	2,166	$	722	$	—	$	2,888
Intersegment Sales	102		17		(119)		—
Total Sales	$	2,268	$	739	$	(119)	$	2,888
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020
External Sales	$	1,544	$	742	$	—	$	2,286
Intersegment Sales	86		13		(99)		—
Total Sales	$	1,630	$	755	$	(99)	$	2,286

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(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Commercial Truck	$	69	$	(23)	$	205	$	92
Aftermarket & Industrial	36		31		105		116
Segment adjusted EBITDA	105		8		310		208
Unallocated legacy and corporate income (expense), net (1)	2		(1)		10		4
Interest expense, net	(20)		(17)		(65)		(47)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(14)		13		(43)		(73)
Depreciation and amortization	(26)		(24)		(78)		(74)
Noncontrolling interests	(3)		(2)		(7)		(5)
Loss on sale of receivables	(1)		(1)		(3)		(3)
Restructuring	(1)		(12)		(9)		(27)
Brazil VAT Credit (2)	—		—		22		—
Transaction costs	—		—		—		(5)
Income from WABCO distribution termination	—		—		—		265
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Meritor, Inc.	$	42	$	(36)	$	137	$	243

(1)    Unallocated legacy and corporate income (expense), net represents items that are not directly related to the company's business segments. These items primarily include asbestos-related charges and settlements, pension and retiree medical costs associated with sold businesses, and other legacy costs for environmental and product liability.

(2) Amount relates to the one-time recognition of a value added tax credit in Brazil.

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Segment Assets:
Commercial Truck	$	2,006	$	1,666
Aftermarket & Industrial	676		658
Total segment assets	2,682		2,324
Corporate (1)	561		714
Less: Accounts receivable sold under off-balance sheet factoring programs (2)	(198)		(154)
Total assets	$	3,045	$	2,884

(1) Corporate assets consist primarily of cash, deferred income taxes and prepaid pension costs.

(2) At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, segment assets include $198 million and $154 million, respectively, of accounts receivable sold under off-balance sheet accounts receivable factoring programs (see Note 7). These sold receivables are included in segment assets as the CODM reviews segment assets inclusive of these balances.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations

OVERVIEW

Meritor, Inc. (the "company," "our," "we" or "Meritor"), headquartered in Troy, Michigan, is a premier global supplier of a broad range of integrated products, systems, modules and components to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") and the aftermarket for the commercial vehicle, transportation and industrial sectors. The company serves commercial truck, trailer, military, bus and coach, construction, and other industrial OEMs and certain aftermarkets. Meritor common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTOR.

COVID-19 Pandemic Update

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global health pandemic related to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus. While the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected our financial performance throughout most of fiscal year 2020 and the beginning of fiscal year 2021, the direct adverse impacts of the pandemic on our operations and financial performance started to dissipate over the course of the third fiscal quarter. All of our facilities have been fully operational since the end of fiscal year 2020 and our salaried employees are returning to work in person, in each case under enhanced safety guidelines. Although we are optimistic that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, the progression of the pandemic, and its direct and indirect impacts on our markets, operations and financial performance, have been unpredictable. As a result of this continued uncertainty, there may still be impacts on our industry, operations, workforce, supply chains, distribution systems and demand for our products in the future which cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

Change in Non-GAAP Measures

Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, we revised our presentation of two non-GAAP measures, adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share, to better align with the SEC’s guidance. An adjustment for non-cash tax expense related to the use of deferred tax assets in jurisdictions with net operating loss carryforwards or tax credits will no longer be included in these two non-GAAP measures; however the underlying availability and the benefits of the tax attributes to offset future taxable income has not changed. For comparability, references to prior period non-GAAP measures have been updated to show the effect of omitting this adjustment from adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share.

3rd Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Results

Our sales for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 were $1,016 million, compared to $514 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of 98 percent year over year. The increase in sales was primarily driven by higher global truck production in all markets.

Net income attributable to Meritor and net income from continuing operations attributable to Meritor were each $42 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 compared to a net loss of $36 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year. Higher net income year over year was driven by increased sales, partially offset by higher freight, steel and electrification costs. Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to the company (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures below) for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $45 million compared to a net loss of $26 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Adjusted EBITDA (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures below) for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $107 million compared to $7 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year. Our adjusted EBITDA margin (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures below) in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was 10.5 percent compared to 1.4 percent in the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin year over year was driven primarily by higher sales volumes, partially offset by higher freight costs of $18 million, higher steel costs of $11 million and higher electrification costs.

Cash provided by operating activities was $39 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 compared to cash used for operating activities of $102 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase in operating cash flow year over year was driven primarily by higher earnings and the impact of accounts receivable factoring as a result of higher balances available under the company's factoring programs, partially offset by an increase in working capital requirements.

Capital Markets Transactions

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, we redeemed all of the outstanding $175 million aggregate principal amount of our 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 using cash on hand. The redemption price was equal to 101.042% of the principal amount of the 6.25% Notes due 2024 redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest. This redemption was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt, and we recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $3 million. As of June 30, 2021, the 6.25% Notes due 2024 were fully redeemed.

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Equity Repurchase Authorization

In the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, we repurchased 1 million shares of our common stock for $25 million (including commission costs) pursuant to the November 2019 equity repurchase authorization described in the Liquidity section below. Certain of these shares were repurchased under a 10b5-1 stock repurchase plan from May 21, 2021 through June 4, 2021. The amount remaining available for repurchases under that repurchase authorization was $34 million as of June 30, 2021. In July 2021, the company repurchased an additional $34 million of common stock, an additional approximately 1.5 million shares, completing the existing equity repurchase authorization.

On July 28, 2021, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $250 million of the company’s common stock. Repurchases could be made from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company’s debt covenants.

Trends and Uncertainties

     Industry Production Volumes

The following table reflects estimated on-highway commercial truck production volumes for selected original equipment markets for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 based on available sources and management’s estimates.

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Percent		Nine Months Ended June 30,		Percent
	2021	2020	Change		2021	2020	Change
Estimated Commercial Truck production (in thousands):
North America, Heavy-Duty Trucks	67	28	139	%	201	159	26	%
North America, Medium-Duty Trucks	59	37	59	%	181	157	15	%
North America, Trailers	66	46	43	%	182	183	(1)	%
Western Europe, Heavy- and Medium-Duty Trucks	101	53	91	%	323	257	26	%
South America, Heavy- and Medium-Duty Trucks	41	19	116	%	107	71	51	%
India, Heavy- and Medium-Duty Trucks	31	7	343	%	174	98	78	%

North America:

During fiscal year 2021, we expect Heavy-Duty Truck production volumes to significantly increase from the levels experienced in fiscal year 2020.

Western Europe:

During fiscal year 2021, we expect production volumes in Western Europe to increase from the levels experienced in fiscal year 2020.

South America:

During fiscal year 2021, we expect production volumes to significantly increase from the levels experienced in fiscal year 2020.

China:

During fiscal year 2021, we expect production volumes to increase from the levels experienced in fiscal year 2020.

India:

During fiscal year 2021, we expect production volumes to significantly increase from the levels experienced in fiscal year 2020.

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Industry-Wide and Other Significant Issues

Our business continues to address a number of challenging industry-wide issues, including the following:

•Uncertainty regarding the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on public health, the global economy and financial markets, as well as our industry, operations, workforce, supply chains, distribution systems and demand for our products;

•Uncertainty around the global economic outlook;

•Volatility in price and availability of steel, components, transportation costs and other commodities, including energy;

•Potential for disruptions in the financial markets and their impact on the availability and cost of credit;

•Impact of currency exchange rate volatility; and

•Consolidation and globalization of OEMs and their suppliers.

Other significant factors that could affect our results and liquidity include:

•Significant contract awards or losses of existing contracts or failure to negotiate acceptable terms in contract renewals;

•Ability to successfully execute and implement strategic initiatives, including the ability to launch a significant number of new products, potential product quality issues, and obtain new business;

•Ability to manage possible adverse effects on European markets or our European operations, or financing arrangements related thereto, following the United Kingdom's decision to exit the European Union, or in the event one or more other countries exit the European monetary union;

•Ability to further implement planned productivity, cost reduction and other margin improvement initiatives;

•Ability to work with our customers to manage rapidly changing production volumes, including in the event of production interruptions affecting us, our customers or our suppliers;

•Competitively driven price reductions to our customers or potential price increases from our suppliers;

•Additional restructuring actions and the timing and recognition of restructuring charges, including any actions associated with prolonged softness in markets in which we operate;

•Higher-than-planned warranty expenses, including the outcome of known or potential recall campaigns;

•Uncertainties of asbestos claim, environmental and other legal proceedings, the long-term solvency of our insurance carriers and the potential for higher-than-anticipated costs resulting from environmental liabilities, including those related to site remediation;

•Significant pension costs; and

•Restrictive government actions (such as restrictions on transfer of funds and trade protection measures, including import and export duties, quotas and customs duties and tariffs).

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

In addition to the results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), we have provided information regarding non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the company, adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, segment adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow and free cash flow conversion.

Adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the company and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations are defined as reported income (loss) from continuing operations and reported diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations before restructuring expenses, asset impairment charges and other special items as determined by management. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income (loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-controlling interests in consolidated joint ventures, loss on sale of receivables, restructuring expenses, asset impairment charges and other special items as determined by management. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by consolidated sales from continuing operations. Segment adjusted EBITDA is defined as income (loss) from continuing operations before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures, loss on sale of receivables, restructuring expense, asset impairment charges and other special items as determined by management. Segment adjusted EBITDA excludes unallocated legacy and corporate expense (income), net. Segment adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as segment adjusted EBITDA divided by consolidated sales from continuing operations, either in the aggregate or by segment as applicable. Free cash flow is defined as cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities less capital expenditures. Free cash flow conversion is defined as free cash flow over adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to the company. Beginning in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, the company no longer includes an adjustment for non-cash tax expense related to the use of deferred tax assets in jurisdictions with net operating loss carryforwards or tax credits in adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share.

Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the company's financial position and results of operations. In particular, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, segment adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the company, adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations and free cash flow conversion are meaningful measures of performance to investors as they are commonly utilized to analyze financial performance in our industry, perform analytical comparisons, measure value creation, benchmark performance between periods and measure our performance against externally communicated targets.

Free cash flow is used by investors and management to analyze our ability to service and repay debt and return value directly to shareholders. Free cash flow conversion is a specific financial measure of our M2022 plan used to measure the company's ability to convert earnings to free cash flow and provides useful information about our ability to achieve strategic goals.

Management uses the aforementioned non-GAAP financial measures for planning and forecasting purposes, and segment adjusted EBITDA is also used as the primary basis for the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") to evaluate the performance of each of our reportable segments.

Our Board of Directors uses adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow, adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations and free cash flow conversion as key metrics to determine management’s performance under our performance-based compensation plans, provided that, solely for this purpose, adjusted diluted earnings (loss) from continuing operations also includes an adjustment for the use of deferred tax assets in jurisdictions with net operating loss carryforwards or tax credits.

Adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the company, adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, segment adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow conversion should not be considered a substitute for the reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow conversion calculations as an indicator of our financial performance. Free cash flow and free cash flow conversion should not be considered a substitute for cash provided by (used for) operating activities, or other cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP, or as a measure of financial position or liquidity. In addition, these non-GAAP cash flow measures do not reflect cash used to repay debt or cash received from the divestitures of businesses or sales of other assets and thus do not reflect funds available for investment or other discretionary uses. These non-GAAP financial measures, as determined and presented by the company, may not be comparable to related or similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Set forth below are reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

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Adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the company and adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations are reconciled to Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the company and Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations below (in millions, except per share amounts).

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020 (3)		2021		2020 (3)
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the company	$	42	$	(36)	$	137	$	243
Restructuring	1		12		9		27
Loss on debt extinguishment	3		—		11		—
Income from WABCO distribution termination	—		—		—		(265)
Brazil value added tax (VAT) Credit (1)	—		—		(22)		—
Transaction costs	—		—		—		5
Tax effect of adjustments (2)	(1)		(2)		3		55
Adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the company	$	45	$	(26)	$	138	$	65
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.58	$	(0.50)	$	1.87	$	3.19
Impact of adjustments on diluted earnings per share	0.04		0.14		0.02		(2.34)
Adjusted diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.62	$	(0.36)	$	1.89	$	0.85

(1) Amount relates to a pre-tax loss recovery, net of legal expenses, on the overpayment of VAT in Brazil.

(2) Amount for the three months ended June 30, 2021 includes $1 million of income tax benefits related to restructuring and the loss on debt extinguishment. Amount for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 includes $7 million of income tax expense related to the Brazil VAT credit, $2 million of income tax benefits for the loss on debt extinguishment and $2 million of income tax benefits related to restructuring. The three months ended June 30, 2020 includes $2 million of income tax benefits related to restructuring. The nine months ended June 30, 2020 includes $62 million of income tax expense related to the WABCO distribution arrangement termination, $6 million of income tax benefits related to restructuring and $1 million of income tax benefits related to AxleTech transaction costs.

(3) For comparability, amounts for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020 have been updated to show the effect of omitting the non-cash tax adjustment from the calculation of adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to the company and adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations.

Free cash flow is reconciled to cash provided by operating activities below (in millions).

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021			2020		2021			2020
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities	$	39		$	(102)	$	146		$	188
Capital expenditures	(21)			(12)		(47)			(45)
Free cash flow	$	18		$	(114)	$	99		$	143
Free cash flow / Net income from continuing operations attributable to the company	43		%	N/A		72		%	59		%
Free cash flow conversion (Free cash flow / Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to the company)	40		%	N/A		72		%	220		%

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Adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA are reconciled to net income attributable to Meritor, Inc. below (dollars in millions).

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net income (loss) attributable to Meritor, Inc.	$	42		$	(36)		$	137		$	244
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, attributable to Meritor, Inc.	—			—			—			(1)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax, attributable to Meritor, Inc.	$	42		$	(36)		$	137		$	243
Interest expense, net	20			17			65			47
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	14			(13)			43			73
Depreciation and amortization	26			24			78			74
Noncontrolling interests	3			2			7			5
Loss on sale of receivables	1			1			3			3
Restructuring	1			12			9			27
Transaction costs	—			—			—			5
Income from WABCO distribution termination	—			—			—			(265)
Brazil VAT Credit (1)	—			—			(22)			—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	107		$	7		$	320		$	212
Adjusted EBITDA margin (2)	10.5		%	1.4		%	11.1		%	9.3		%
Unallocated legacy and corporate expense (income), net (3)	(2)			1			(10)			(4)
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	105		$	8		$	310		$	208
Commercial Truck
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	69		$	(23)		$	205		$	92
Segment adjusted EBITDA margin (4)	8.6		%	(6.8)		%	9.0		%	5.6		%
Aftermarket & Industrial
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	36		$	31		105			$	116
Segment adjusted EBITDA margin (4)	14.0		%	15.3		%	14.2		%	15.4		%

(1) Amount relates to a pre-tax loss recovery, net of legal expenses, on the overpayment of VAT in Brazil.

(2) Adjusted EBITDA margin equals adjusted EBITDA divided by consolidated sales from continuing operations.

(3) Unallocated legacy and corporate expense (income), net represents items that are not directly related to the company's business segments. These items primarily include asbestos-related charges and settlements, pension and retiree medical costs associated with sold businesses, and other legacy costs for environmental and product liability.

(4) Segment adjusted EBITDA margin equals segment adjusted EBITDA divided by consolidated sales from continuing operations, either in the aggregate or by segment as applicable.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

   Sales

The following table reflects total company and business segment sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in millions). The reconciliation is intended to reflect the trend in business segment sales and to illustrate the impact that changes in foreign currency exchange rates, volumes and other factors had on sales. Business segment sales include intersegment sales.

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Dollar Change Due To
	2021		2020		Dollar Change		% Change		Currency		Volume/ Other
Sales:
Commercial Truck
North America	$	414	$	164	$	250	152	%	$	—	$	250
Europe	166		70		96		137	%	14		82
South America	82		21		61		290	%	2		59
China	41		41		—		—	%	4		(4)
India	30		5		25		500	%	1		24
Other	31		14		17		121	%	2		15
Total External Sales	$	764	$	315	$	449	143	%	$	23	$	426
Intersegment Sales	36		21		15		71	%	5		10
Total Sales	$	800	$	336	$	464	138	%	$	28	$	436
Aftermarket & Industrial
North America	$	205	$	164	$	41	25	%	$	3	$	38
Europe	46		33		13		39	%	4		9
Other	1		2		(1)		N/A		—		(1)
Total External Sales	$	252	$	199	$	53	27	%	$	7	$	46
Intersegment Sales	6		4		2		50	%	2		—
Total Sales	$	258	$	203	$	55	27	%	$	9	$	46
Total External Sales	$	1,016	$	514	$	502	98	%	$	30	$	472

Commercial Truck sales were $800 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, up 138 percent compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase in sales in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was primarily driven by higher global truck production in all markets.

Aftermarket & Industrial sales were $258 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, up 27 percent compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase in sales in the third quarter of 2021 was primarily due to higher volumes across the segment.

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	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		Dollar Change		% Change
Sales	$	1,016	$	514	$	502	98	%
Cost of sales	(884)		(486)		398		82	%
GROSS PROFIT	132		28		104		371	%
Selling, general and administrative	(69)		(52)		17		33	%
Income from WABCO distribution termination	—		—		—		N/A
Other operating expense, net	(4)		(17)		(13)		(76)	%
Other income, net	12		12		—		—	%
Equity in earnings of affiliates	8		(1)		9		(900)	%
Interest expense, net	(20)		(17)		3		18	%
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	59		(47)		106		(226)	%
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(14)		13		27		(208)	%
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	45		(34)		79		(232)	%
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax	—		—		—		N/A
NET INCOME (LOSS)	45		(34)		79		(232)	%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)		(2)		1		(50)	%
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO MERITOR, INC.	$	42	$	(36)	$	78	(217)	%

Cost of Sales and Gross Profit

Cost of sales primarily represents materials, labor and overhead production costs associated with the company’s products and production facilities. Cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $884 million compared to $486 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year, representing an increase of 82 percent, primarily driven by increased market volumes. Total cost of sales was 87.0 percent and 94.6 percent of sales for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Material costs represent the majority of our cost of sales and include raw materials, composed primarily of steel, and purchased components. Material costs for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased $332 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due to higher volumes, higher steel costs and increased freight costs.

Labor and overhead costs for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $68 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to higher volumes in our markets.

Other, net for the three months ended June 30, 2021 decreased by $2 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Gross profit was $132 million and $28 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 13.0 percent and 5.4 percent for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Other Income Statement Items

Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $69 million and $52 million, respectively. The increase is primarily due to higher incentive compensation costs in fiscal year 2021.

Other operating expense, net for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $4 million and $17 million, respectively. Other operating expense, net was lower in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 primarily due to lower restructuring expense.

Equity in earnings of affiliates for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $8 million and equity in losses of affiliates for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $1 million. Equity in earnings of affiliates was higher in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 primarily due to higher production volumes at our joint ventures.

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Provision for income taxes was $14 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to income tax benefit of $13 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in tax expense is primarily related to higher earnings in jurisdictions that do not have a tax valuation allowance.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margins

The following table reflects segment adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA margins for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in millions).

	Segment adjusted EBITDA						Segment adjusted EBITDA margins
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		Change		2021		2020		Change
Commercial Truck	$	69	$	(23)	$	92	8.6	%	(6.8)	%	15.40	pts
Aftermarket & Industrial	36		31		5		14.0	%	15.3	%	(1.30)	pts
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	105	$	8	$	97	10.3	%	1.6	%	8.70	pts

Significant items impacting year-over-year segment adjusted EBITDA include the following (in millions):

	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		TOTAL
Segment adjusted EBITDA – Quarter ended June 30, 2020	$	(23)	$	31	$	8
Higher short-and long-term variable compensation	(7)		(3)		(10)
Higher earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	9		—		9
Impact of foreign currency exchange rates	8		1		9
Volume, mix, pricing and other	82		7		89
Segment adjusted EBITDA – Quarter ended June 30, 2021	$	69	$	36	$	105

Commercial Truck segment adjusted EBITDA was $69 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, up $92 million from the same period in the prior fiscal year. Segment adjusted EBITDA margin was 8.6 percent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to negative 6.8 percent in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase in segment adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA margin was driven primarily by conversion on higher revenue, partially offset by higher freight, steel and electrification costs.

Aftermarket & Industrial segment adjusted EBITDA was $36 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, up $5 million from the same period in the prior fiscal year. The increase in segment adjusted EBITDA was driven primarily by higher sales volumes, partially offset by higher freight costs. Segment adjusted EBITDA margin was 14.0 percent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to 15.3 percent in the same period of the prior year. The decrease in segment adjusted EBITDA margin was due primarily to higher freight costs, which more than offset conversion on higher sales.

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Results of Operations

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020

   Sales

The following table reflects total company and business segment sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in millions). The reconciliation is intended to reflect the trend in business segment sales and to illustrate the impact that changes in foreign currency exchange rates, volumes and other factors had on sales. Business segment sales include intersegment sales.

	Nine Months Ended June 30,								Dollar Change Due To
	2021		2020		Dollar Change		% Change		Currency		Volume/ Other
Sales:
Commercial Truck
North America	$	1,141	$	877	$	264	30	%	$	—	$	264
Europe	510		351		159		45	%	43		116
South America	219		124		95		77	%	(33)		128
China	105		101		4		4	%	9		(5)
India	113		49		64		131	%	(1)		65
Other	78		42		36		86	%	5		31
Total External Sales	$	2,166	$	1,544	$	622	40	%	$	23	$	599
Intersegment Sales	102		86		16		19	%	10		6
Total Sales	$	2,268	$	1,630	$	638	39	%	$	33	$	605
Aftermarket & Industrial
North America	$	588	$	620	$	(32)	(5)	%	$	3	$	(35)
Europe	131		118		13		11	%	10		3
Other	3		4		(1)		(25)	%	—		(1)
Total External Sales	$	722	$	742	$	(20)	(3)	%	$	13	$	(33)
Intersegment Sales	17		13		4		31	%	6		(2)
Total Sales	$	739	$	755	$	(16)	(2)	%	$	19	$	(35)
Total External Sales	$	2,888	$	2,286	$	602	26	%	$	36	$	566

Commercial Truck sales were $2,268 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, up 39% percent compared to the first nine months of fiscal year 2020, driven by higher global truck production in all markets.

Aftermarket & Industrial sales were $739 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, down 2% percent compared to the first nine months of fiscal year 2020 primarily due to the impact from the termination of the WABCO distribution arrangement.

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	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		Dollar Change		% Change
Sales	$	2,888	$	2,286	$	602	26	%
Cost of sales	(2,493)		(2,017)		476		24	%
GROSS PROFIT	395		269		126		47	%
Selling, general and administrative	(203)		(181)		22		12	%
Income from WABCO distribution termination	—		265		(265)		N/A
Other operating expense, net	(13)		(32)		(19)		(59)	%
Other income, net	49		36		13		36	%
Equity in earnings of affiliates	24		11		13		118	%
Interest expense, net	(65)		(47)		18		38	%
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	187		321		(134)		(42)	%
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(43)		(73)		(30)		(41)	%
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	144		248		(104)		(42)	%
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax	—		1		(1)		100	%
NET INCOME (LOSS)	144		249		(105)		(42)	%
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7)		(5)		2		40	%
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO MERITOR, INC.	$	137	$	244	$	(107)	(44)	%

Cost of Sales and Gross Profit

Cost of sales primarily represents materials, labor and overhead production costs associated with the company’s products and production facilities. Cost of sales for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 was $2,493 million compared to $2,017 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year, representing an increase of 24 percent, primarily due to higher production volumes. Total cost of sales was 86.3 percent and 88.2 percent of sales for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Material costs represent the majority of our cost of sales and include raw materials, composed primarily of steel, and purchased components. Material costs for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 increased $379 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due to increased volumes and higher freight and steel costs.

Labor and overhead costs increased $101 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to higher volumes in our markets.

Other, net for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 decreased $4 million compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Gross profit was $395 million and $269 million for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 13.7 percent and 11.8 percent for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Other Income Statement Items

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $203 million and $181 million, respectively. The increase is primarily due to higher incentive compensation costs and electrification costs, partly offset by headcount reductions and reduced travel expenditures.

Other operating expense, net for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $13 million and $32 million, respectively. Other operating expense, net was lower primarily due to lower restructuring expense.

Other income, net for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $49 million and $36 million, respectively. Other income, net increased primarily due to the recognition of $10 million of other income related to VAT credits in our wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary during the second quarter of fiscal year 2021.

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Equity in earnings of affiliates was $24 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $11 million in the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to improved earnings at our joint ventures and the recognition of a VAT credit of $6 million at our joint venture in Brazil during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.

Interest expense, net for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $65 million and $47 million, respectively. The increase in interest expense, net is attributable to higher interest costs year over year as well as $11 million of debt extinguishment costs incurred in fiscal year 2021.

Provision for income taxes was $43 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021 compared to $73 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year. The decrease in tax expense is primarily related to the tax effect of the proceeds received from the termination of the WABCO distribution arrangement during the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, partially offset by increased earnings in jurisdictions which do not have a tax valuation allowance.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margins

The following table reflects segment adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA margins for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in millions).

	Segment adjusted EBITDA						Segment adjusted EBITDA margins
	Nine Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		Change		2021		2020		Change
Commercial Truck	$	205	$	92	$	113	9.0	%	5.6	%	3.4	pts
Aftermarket & Industrial	105		116		(11)		14.2	%	15.4	%	(1.2)	pts
Segment adjusted EBITDA	$	310	$	208	$	102	10.7	%	9.1	%	1.6	pts

 

Significant items impacting year-over-year segment adjusted EBITDA include the following (in millions):

	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		TOTAL
Segment adjusted EBITDA - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020	$	92	$	116	$	208
Higher short-and long-term variable compensation	(25)		(9)		(34)
Higher earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	13		—		13
Impact of foreign currency exchange rates	(5)		5		—
Volume, mix, pricing and other	130		(7)		123
Segment adjusted EBITDA - Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021	$	205	$	105	$	310

Commercial Truck segment adjusted EBITDA was $205 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, up $113 million from the same period in the prior fiscal year. Segment adjusted EBITDA margin increased from 5.6 percent in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020 to 9.0 percent in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021. The increase in segment adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA margin was driven primarily by conversion on higher revenue, partially offset by higher steel and freight costs, incentive compensation, and electrification costs in fiscal year 2021.

Aftermarket & Industrial segment adjusted EBITDA was $105 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, down $11 million from the same period in the prior fiscal year. Segment adjusted EBITDA margin decreased from 15.4 percent in the first nine months of fiscal year 2020 to 14.2 percent in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021. The decrease in segment adjusted EBITDA and segment adjusted EBITDA margin was driven primarily by the impact from the termination of the WABCO distribution arrangement and higher incentive compensation costs, offset by increased sales volumes.

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Financial Condition

Cash Flows (in millions)

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
OPERATING CASH FLOWS
Income from continuing operations	$	144	$	248
Depreciation and amortization	78		74
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	1		(4)
Restructuring costs	9		27
Stock compensation expense	14		3
Equity in earnings of affiliates	(24)		(11)
Pension and retiree medical income	(39)		(31)
Loss on debt extinguishment	11		—
Dividends received from equity method investments	7		8
Pension and retiree medical contributions	(8)		(11)
Restructuring payments	(11)		(21)
Changes in receivables, inventories and accounts payable	(103)		11
Changes in off-balance sheet accounts receivable factoring	35		(104)
Changes in other current assets and liabilities	26		(26)
Changes in other assets and liabilities	6		25
Cash flows provided by continuing operations	146		188
Cash flows used for discontinued operations	—		—
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$	146	$	188

Cash provided by operating activities in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021 was $146 million compared to $188 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities was due to $265 million of cash received from the WABCO distribution arrangement termination in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, partially offset by the impact of accounts receivable factoring as a result of higher balances available under our factoring programs.

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
INVESTING CASH FLOWS
Capital expenditures	$	(47)	$	(45)
Cash paid for acquisition of TransPower, net of cash acquired	—		(13)
Other investing activities	(3)		9
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	$	(50)	$	(49)

Cash used for investing activities was $50 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021 compared to $49 million in the same period in fiscal year 2020.

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	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
FINANCING CASH FLOWS
Securitization	$	—	$	(8)
Borrowings against revolving line of credit	—		304
Repayments of revolving line of credit	—		(304)
Proceeds from debt issuance	275		300
Redemption of notes	(458)		—
Repurchase of convertible notes	(53)		—
Debt issuance costs	(5)		(4)
Term loan payments	(9)		(6)
Other financing activities	(1)		(1)
Net change in debt	(251)		281
Repurchase of common stock	(25)		(241)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	$	(276)	$	40

Cash used for financing activities was $276 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021 compared to cash provided by financing activities of $40 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020. The increase in cash used for financing activities is primarily related to the redemption of $450 million aggregate principal amount of our 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 and the remaining $23 million of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes, partially offset by the issuance of $275 million aggregate principal amount of our 4.50 Percent Notes.

Liquidity

Our outstanding debt, net of discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs, where applicable, is summarized in the table below (in millions).

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Fixed-rate debt securities	$	566	$	741
Fixed-rate convertible notes	321		343
Unamortized discount on convertible notes	(25)		(29)
Term loan	157		166
Other borrowings	11		6
Total debt	$	1,030	$	1,227

Overview – Our principal operating and capital requirements are for working capital needs, capital expenditure requirements, debt service requirements, funding of pension and retiree medical costs and restructuring and product development programs. We expect fiscal year 2021 capital expenditures for our business segments to be approximately $95 million.

We generally fund our operating and capital needs with cash on hand, cash flows from operations, our various accounts receivable securitization and factoring arrangements and availability under our revolving credit facility. Cash in excess of local operating needs is generally used to reduce amounts outstanding, if any, under our revolving credit facility or U.S. accounts receivable securitization program. Our ability to access additional capital in the long term will depend on availability of capital markets and pricing on commercially reasonable terms, as well as our credit profile at the time we are seeking funds. We continuously evaluate our capital structure to ensure the most appropriate and optimal structure and may, from time to time, retire, repurchase, exchange or redeem outstanding indebtedness or common equity, issue new equity or debt securities or enter into new lending arrangements if conditions warrant.

We believe our current financing arrangements provide us with the financial flexibility required to maintain our operations during the uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic and fund future growth, including actions required to improve our market share and further diversify our global operations, through the term of our revolving credit facility, which matures in June 2024.

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Sources of liquidity as of June 30, 2021, in addition to cash on hand, are as follows (in millions):

	Total Facility Size		Utilized as of 6/30/2021		Readily Available as of 6/30/2021		Current Expiration
On-balance sheet arrangements:
Senior secured revolving credit facility (1)	$	685	$	—	$	499	June 2024 (1)
Committed U.S. accounts receivable securitization (2)	110		3		107		March 2024
Total on-balance sheet arrangements	$	795	$	3	$	606
Off-balance sheet arrangements: (2)
Committed Swedish factoring facility (3)(4)	$	184	$	95	$	—	March 2024
Committed U.S. factoring facility (3)	75		48		—		February 2023
Uncommitted U.K. factoring facility	30		8		—		February 2022
Uncommitted Italy factoring facility	35		18		—		June 2022
Other uncommitted factoring facilities (5)	N/A		29		N/A		N/A
Total off-balance sheet arrangements	$	324	$	198	$	—
Total available sources	$	1,119	$	201	$	606

(1)The availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility is subject to a priority debt-to-EBITDA ratio covenant, as measured on the last day of the quarter based on trailing twelve month EBITDA as defined in the credit agreement. Availability was constrained on the last day of the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 due primarily to lower EBITDA in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has full availability until the next measurement point at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021. The facility will expire in November 2023 if the outstanding principal amount of the 6.25 percent notes due 2024 is greater than $75 million at that time.

(2)Availability subject to adequate eligible accounts receivable available for sale.

(3)Actual amounts may exceed the bank's commitment at the bank's discretion.

(4)The facility is backed by a 364-day liquidity commitment from Nordea Bank through June 22, 2022.

(5)There is no explicit facility size under the agreement, but the counterparty approves the purchase of receivable tranches at its discretion.

Cash and Liquidity Needs – At June 30, 2021, we had $138 million in cash and cash equivalents. We plan to repatriate approximately $30 million of cash held by subsidiaries outside of the United States, with respect to which no withholding taxes are expected to be owed. $43 million of cash and cash equivalents is held in jurisdictions where the cash is not freely transferable to the U.S. without intervention by the foreign jurisdiction or minority joint venture partner. We plan to utilize ongoing cash flow from domestic operations and external borrowings, to meet our liquidity needs in the U.S.

On March 31, 2021, the U.S. accounts receivable securitization facility with PNC bank was increased from $95 million to $110 million.

Our availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility is subject to a priority debt-to-EBITDA ratio covenant, as defined in the credit agreement, which may limit our borrowings under such agreement as of each quarter end. As long as we are in compliance with this covenant as of the quarter end, we have full availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility every other day during the quarter. Our future liquidity is subject to a number of factors, including access to adequate funding under our senior secured revolving credit facility, access to other borrowing arrangements such as factoring or securitization facilities, vehicle production schedules and customer demand. Even taking into account these and other factors, management expects to have sufficient liquidity to fund our operating requirements through the term of our senior secured revolving credit facility. At June 30, 2021, we were in compliance with the priority debt-to-EBITDA ratio covenant with a ratio of approximately 0.59x.

Equity Repurchase Authorization – On November 7, 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $325 million of the company's common stock, which was an increase from the prior $250 million authorization approved on July 26, 2019. Repurchases can be made from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company’s debt covenants. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the amount remaining available for repurchases under this common stock repurchase authorization was $34 million and $59 million, respectively.

On July 28, 2021, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of the company's common stock. Repurchases could be made from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company’s debt covenants.

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Debt Repurchase Authorization – On November 2, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million aggregate principal amount of any of our debt securities (including convertible debt securities) from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and our debt covenants. The amount remaining available for repurchases under this repurchase authorization was $76 million as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.

On May 4, 2021, we issued a notice of redemption for all of the remaining $175 million principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024. The redemption was made pursuant to a special authorization from the Board of Directors. Refer to Note 13 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Quarterly Report.

Revolving Credit Facility – The senior secured revolving credit facility is discussed in Note 13 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Quarterly Report.

Redemption of 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes, Redemption of 6.25 Percent Notes Due 2024, and Issuance of 4.50 Percent Notes - Refer to Note 13 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Quarterly Report.

Other – Refer to Note 13 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Quarterly Report.

Credit Ratings – At August 3, 2021, our Standard & Poor’s corporate credit rating and senior unsecured credit rating were BB and BB-, respectively, and our Moody’s Investors Service corporate credit rating and senior unsecured credit rating were Ba3 and B1, respectively. Any lowering of our credit ratings could increase our cost of future borrowings and could reduce our access to capital markets and result in lower trading prices for our securities.

Subsidiary Guarantees of Debt – Certain of the company's 100% owned subsidiaries, as defined in the credit agreement for the senior secured revolving credit facility (collectively, the "Guarantors") irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee amounts outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility on a joint and several basis. Similar subsidiary guarantees are provided for the benefit of the holders of the notes outstanding under the company's indentures. The notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the company’s subsidiaries from time to time guaranteeing its senior secured revolving credit facility, as it may be amended, extended, replaced or refinanced, or any subsequent credit facility. The guarantees remain in effect until the earlier to occur of payment in full of the notes or termination or release of the applicable corresponding guarantee under the company’s senior secured revolving credit facility, as it may be amended, extended, replaced or refinanced, or any subsequent credit facility. The guarantees rank equally with existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness of the Guarantors and are effectively subordinated to all of the existing and future secured indebtedness of the Guarantors, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

The following represents summarized financial information, in millions, of Meritor, Inc. ("Parent") and the Guarantors (collectively, "the Combined Entities"). The information has been prepared on a combined basis and excludes any investments of the Parent or Guarantors in non-guarantor subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and amounts between the Combined Entities have been eliminated. Equity income from continuing operations of subsidiaries has been eliminated.

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Statement of Operations Information	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021		Year ended September 30, 2020
Net Sales	$	1,612	$	1,863
Gross profit	163		188
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	(22)		190
Net income (loss)	(22)		191
Net income (loss) attributable to Meritor, Inc.	(22)		191
Balance Sheet Information	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Current Assets	$	479	$	566
Non-current Assets	1,075		1,053
Current Liabilities	499		413
Non-current Liabilities	1,350		1,639
Redeemable Preferred Stock	—		—
Noncontrolling Interest	—		—

At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, amounts owed by the Combined Entities to non-guarantor entities totaled approximately $52 million and $100 million, respectively, and amounts owed to the Combined Entities from non-guarantor entities totaled approximately $224 million and $156 million, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2021, intercompany sales from the Combined Entities to non-guarantor subsidiaries was $70 million. For the nine months ended June 30, 2021, intercompany sales from non-guarantor subsidiaries to the Combined Entities was $123 million. For the year ended September 30, 2020, intercompany sales from the Combined Entities to non-guarantor subsidiaries was $79 million. For the year ended September 30, 2020, intercompany sales from non-guarantor subsidiaries to the Combined Entities was $102 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Accounts Receivable Factoring Arrangements – We participate in accounts receivable factoring programs with a total amount utilized at June 30, 2021 of $198 million, of which $143 million was attributable to committed factoring facilities involving the sale of AB Volvo accounts receivables. The remaining amount of $55 million was related to factoring by certain of our European subsidiaries under uncommitted factoring facilities with financial institutions. The receivables under all of these programs are sold at face value and are excluded from the consolidated balance sheet. Total facility size, utilized amounts, readily available amounts and expiration dates for each of these programs are shown in the table above under Liquidity.

The Swedish facility is backed by a 364-day liquidity commitment from Nordea Bank, which was renewed through June 22, 2022. Commitments under all of our factoring facilities are subject to standard terms and conditions for these types of arrangements (including, in the case of the U.K. and Italy commitments, a sole discretion clause whereby the bank retains the right to not purchase receivables, which has not been invoked since the inception of the respective programs).

Letter of Credit Facilities – There were $12 million and $8 million of off-balance sheet letters of credit outstanding through letter of credit facilities as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

Contingencies

Contingencies related to environmental, asbestos and other matters are discussed in Note 16 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Quarterly Report.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are consistent with those described in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 (the "2020 Form 10-K"). Our critical accounting estimates are consistent with those described in Item 7 of our 2020 Form 10-K.

New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements are discussed in Note 3 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Quarterly Report.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to certain global market risks, including foreign currency exchange risk and interest rate risk associated with our debt.

As a result of our substantial international operations, we are exposed to foreign currency risks that arise from our normal business operations, including in connection with our transactions that are denominated in foreign currencies. In addition, we translate sales and financial results denominated in foreign currencies into U.S. dollars for purposes of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As a result, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against these foreign currencies generally will have a negative impact on our reported revenues and operating income while depreciation of the U.S. dollar against these foreign currencies will generally have a positive effect on reported revenues and operating income.

We use foreign currency forward contracts to minimize the earnings exposures arising from foreign currency exchange risk on foreign currency purchases and sales. Gains and losses on the underlying foreign currency exposures are partially offset with gains and losses on the foreign currency forward contracts. Under this cash flow hedging program, we designate the foreign currency contracts as cash flow hedges of underlying foreign currency forecasted purchases and sales. Changes in the fair value of these contracts are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity and is recognized in operating income when the underlying forecasted transaction impacts earnings. These contracts have varying terms that extend through fiscal year 2025.

We use cross-currency swap contracts to hedge a portion of our net investment in a foreign subsidiary against volatility in foreign exchange rates. These derivative instruments are designated and qualify as hedges of net investments in foreign operations. Settlements and changes in fair values of the instruments are recognized in foreign currency translation adjustments, a component of other comprehensive income (loss) in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, to offset the changes in the values of the net investments being hedged.

In the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, we entered into multiple cross-currency swap contracts with a combined notional amount of $225 million and maturities in October 2022. These swaps hedged a portion of the net investment in a certain European subsidiary against volatility in the euro/U.S. dollar foreign exchange rate. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, we settled these cross-currency swap contracts and received proceeds of $11 million, $1 million of which related to net accrued interest receivable.

Interest rate risk relates to the gain/increase or loss/decrease we could incur in our debt balances and interest expense associated with changes in interest rates. To manage this risk, we enter into interest rate swaps from time to time to economically convert portions of our fixed-rate debt into floating rate exposure, ensuring that the sensitivity of the economic value of debt falls within our corporate risk tolerances. It is our policy not to enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes, and therefore, we hold no derivative instruments for trading purposes.

Included below is a sensitivity analysis to measure the potential gain (loss) in the fair value of financial instruments with exposure to market risk (in millions). The model assumes a 10% hypothetical change (increase or decrease) in exchange rates and instantaneous, parallel shifts of 50 basis points in interest rates.

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Market Risk

	Assuming a 10% Increase in Rates		Assuming a 10% Decrease in Rates		Change In
Foreign Currency Sensitivity:
Forward contracts in USD (1)	$	(2.3)	$	2.3	Fair Value
Forward contracts in Euro (1)	(1.2)		1.2		Fair Value
Foreign currency denominated debt (2)	1.0		(1.0)		Fair Value
Foreign currency option contracts in USD	0.1		—		Fair Value
Foreign currency option contracts in Euro	(0.2)		1.1		Fair Value
	Assuming a 50 BPS Increase in Rates		Assuming a 50  BPS Decrease in Rates		Change In
Interest Rate Sensitivity:
Debt – fixed rate (3)	$	(35.6)	$	37.7	Fair Value
Debt – variable rate	(0.8)		0.8		Cash flow

(1) Includes only the risk related to the derivative instruments and does not include the risk related to the underlying exposure. The analysis assumes overall derivative instruments and debt levels remain unchanged for each hypothetical scenario.

(2)At June 30, 2021, the fair value of outstanding foreign currency denominated debt was $9.6 million. A 10% decrease in quoted currency exchange rates would result in a decrease of $1.0 million in foreign currency denominated debt. At June 30, 2021, a 10% increase in quoted currency exchange rates would result in an increase of $1.0 million in foreign currency denominated debt.

(3)At June 30, 2021, the fair value of outstanding debt was $1,118 million. A 50 basis points decrease in quoted interest rates would result in an increase of $37.7 million in the fair value of fixed rate debt. A 50 basis points increase in quoted interest rates would result in a decrease of $35.6 million in the fair value of fixed rate debt.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2021. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of June 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There have been no changes in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2021 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

In connection with the rule, the company continues to review and document its disclosure controls and procedures, including the company’s internal control over financial reporting, and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and ensuring that the company’s systems evolve with the business.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Except as set forth in Note 16 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material developments in legal proceedings involving the company or its subsidiaries since those reported in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in risk factors involving the company or its subsidiaries from those previously disclosed in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer repurchases

The table below sets forth information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of us of shares of our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2021:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
April 1- 30, 2021	—	$	—	—	$	59,199,494
May 1- 31, 2021	608,578	$	25.13	608,578	$	43,907,577
June 1 - 30, 2021	370,034	$	26.18	370,034	$	34,219,084
Total	978,612			978,612		34,219,084

(1) On November 7, 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $325 million of the company’s common stock from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company’s debt covenants.

The independent trustee of our 401(k) plans purchases shares in the open market to fund investments by employees in our common stock, one of the investment options available under such plans, and any matching contributions in company stock we provide under certain of such plans. In addition, our stock incentive plans permit payment of an option exercise price by means of cashless exercise through a broker and permit the satisfaction of the minimum statutory tax obligations upon exercise of options and the vesting of restricted stock units through stock withholding. There were no shares withheld in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 to satisfy tax obligations for exercise of options. In addition, our stock incentive plans also permit the satisfaction of tax obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock through stock withholding. There were no shares withheld in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 to satisfy tax obligations upon the vesting of restricted shares. The company does not believe such purchases or transactions described above are issuer repurchases for the purposes of this Item 2 of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Item 5. Other Information

Cautionary Statement

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements relating to future results of the company (including certain outlooks, projections and business trends) that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "are likely to be," "will" and similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on public health, the global economy and financial markets, as well as our industry, operations, workforce, supply chains, distribution systems and demand for our products; reliance on major OEM customers and possible negative outcomes from contract negotiations with our major customers, including failure to negotiate acceptable terms in contract renewal negotiations and our ability to obtain new customers; the outcome of actual and potential product liability, warranty and recall claims; our ability to successfully manage rapidly changing volumes in the commercial truck markets and work with our customers to manage demand expectations in view of rapid changes in production levels; global economic and market cycles and conditions; availability and sharply rising costs of raw materials, including steel, and our ability to manage or recover such costs; our ability to manage possible adverse effects on European markets or our European operations, or financing arrangements related thereto following the United Kingdom's decision to exit the European Union or, in the event one or more other countries exit the European monetary union; risks inherent in operating abroad (including foreign currency exchange rates, restrictive government actions regarding trade, implications of foreign regulations relating to pensions and potential disruption of production and supply due to terrorist attacks or acts of aggression); risks related to our joint ventures; rising costs of pension benefits; the ability to achieve the expected benefits of strategic initiatives and restructuring actions; our ability to successfully integrate the products and technologies of Fabco Holdings, Inc., AxleTech and Transportation Power, Inc. and future results of such acquisitions, including their generation of revenue and their being accretive; the demand for commercial and specialty vehicles for which we supply products; whether our liquidity will be affected by declining vehicle production in the future; OEM program delays; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; successful development and launch of new products; labor relations of our company, our suppliers and customers, including potential disruptions in supply of parts to our facilities or demand for our products due to work stoppages; the financial condition of our suppliers and customers, including potential bankruptcies; possible adverse effects of any future suspension of normal trade credit terms by our suppliers; potential impairment of long-lived assets, including goodwill; potential adjustment of the value of deferred tax assets; competitive product and pricing pressures; the amount of our debt; our ability to continue to comply with covenants in our financing agreements; our ability to access capital markets; credit ratings of our debt; the outcome of existing and any future legal proceedings, including any proceedings or related liabilities with respect to environmental, asbestos-related, or other matters; possible changes in accounting rules; and other substantial costs, risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed herein and from time to time in other filings of the company with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

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Item 6. Exhibits

3-a	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Meritor effective January 23, 2020, filed as Exhibit 3-a to Meritor’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2019, is incorporated herein by reference.
3-b	Amended and Restated By-laws of Meritor effective February 28, 2021, filed as Exhibit 3-b to Meritor's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2021, is incorporated herein by reference.
22**	Guarantor Subsidiaries of Meritor Inc.
31-a**	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act
31-b**	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act
32-a**	Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32-b**	Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
101.INS	Inline XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA
101.PRE	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE
101.LAB	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE
101.CAL	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE
101.DEF	Inline XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

** Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		MERITOR, INC.
Date:	August 4, 2021	By:	/s/	Hannah S. Lim-Johnson
				Hannah S. Lim-Johnson
				Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
				(For the registrant)
Date:	August 4, 2021	By:	/s/	Carl D. Anderson II
				Carl D. Anderson II
				Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Date:	August 4, 2021	By:	/s/	Paul D. Bialy
				Paul D. Bialy
				Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-22

Exhibit 22

Guarantor Subsidiaries of Meritor, Inc.

The following subsidiaries, as of August 4, 2021, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee amounts outstanding under the company’s senior secured revolving credit facility and the senior unsecured notes outstanding under its indentures on a joint and several basis:

Arvin Holdings Netherlands B.V.

Arvin Technologies, Inc.

ArvinMeritor Filters Operating Co., LLC    

ArvinMeritor Limited

ArvinMeritor OE, LLC

Arvinmeritor Sweden AB    

ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC

AxleTech International IP Holdings, LLC

CAX Intermediate, LLC

CAX Holdings, LLC

Meritor Aftermarket USA, LLC

Meritor Cayman Islands, Ltd.

Meritor Electric Vehicles, LLC

Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (U.S.A.), LLC

Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC

Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems (Venezuela), Inc.

Meritor Holdings, LLC

Meritor, Inc., a Nevada Corporation

Meritor Industrial Aftermarket, LLC

Meritor Industrial France, LLC

Meritor Industrial Holdings, LLC

Meritor Industrial Holdings Brazil, LLC

Meritor Industrial Holdings France, LLC

Meritor Industrial Acquisition Holdings, LLC

Meritor Industrial International Holdings, LLC

Meritor Industrial Overseas Services, LLC

Meritor Industrial Products, LLC

Meritor International Holdings, LLC

Meritor Luxembourg S.A.R.L.

Meritor Management Corp.

Meritor Netherlands, B.V.

Meritor Specialty Products, LLC

Meritor Technology, LLC

Transportation Power, LLC

EX-31.A

Exhibit 31-a

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT

I, Chris Villavarayan, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Meritor, Inc. for the quarterly period ended August 4, 2021;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 4, 2021

/s/ Chris Villavarayan

Chris Villavarayan

President, Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.B

Exhibit 31-b

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT

I, Carl D. Anderson II, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Meritor, Inc. for the quarterly period ended August 4, 2021;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 4, 2021

/s/ Carl D. Anderson II

Carl D. Anderson II

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.A

Exhibit 32-a

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE

13a-14(b) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

(as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

As required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, Chris Villavarayan, hereby certify that:

1.The Quarterly Report of Meritor, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 4, 2021 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

2.The information contained in that report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Meritor, Inc.

/s/ Chris Villavarayan

Chris Villavarayan

President, Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 4, 2021

EX-32.B

Exhibit 32-b

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

RULE 13a-14(b) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

(as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

As required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, Carl D. Anderson II, hereby certify that:

1.The Quarterly Report of Meritor, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended August 4, 2021 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

2.The information contained in that report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Meritor, Inc.

/s/ Carl D. Anderson II

Carl D. Anderson II

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 4, 2021

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COVER PAGE - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Aug. 03, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jul. 04, 2021
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	1-15983
Entity Registrant Name	MERITOR, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	IN
Entity Tax Identification Number	38-3354643
Entity Address, Address Line One	2135 West Maple Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Troy
Entity Address, State or Province	MI
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	48084-7186
City Area Code	248
Local Phone Number	435-1000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $1 Par Value
Trading Symbol	MTOR
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		70,143,303
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001113256
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Sales	$ 1,016	$ 514	$ 2,888	$ 2,286
Cost of sales	(884)	(486)	(2,493)	(2,017)
GROSS PROFIT	132	28	395	269
Selling, general and administrative	(69)	(52)	(203)	(181)
Income from WABCO distribution termination	0	0	0	265
Other operating expense, net	(4)	(17)	(13)	(32)
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	59	(41)	179	321
Other income, net	12	12	49	36
Equity in earnings of affiliates	8	(1)	24	11
Interest expense, net	(20)	(17)	(65)	(47)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES	59	(47)	187	321
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(14)	13	(43)	(73)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	45	(34)	144	248
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax	0	0	0	1
NET INCOME (LOSS)	45	(34)	144	249
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)	(2)	(7)	(5)
Net income (loss)	42	(36)	137	244
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO MERITOR, INC.
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	42	(36)	137	243
Income from discontinued operations	0	0	0	1
Net income (loss)	$ 42	$ (36)	$ 137	$ 244
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Continuing operations (in usd per share)	$ 0.58	$ (0.50)	$ 1.90	$ 3.26
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)	0	0	0	0.01
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in usd per share)	0.58	(0.50)	1.90	3.27
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
Continuing operations (in usd per share)	0.58	(0.50)	1.87	3.19
Discontinued operations (in usd per share)	0	0	0	0.01
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.58	$ (0.50)	$ 1.87	$ 3.20
Basic average common shares outstanding (in shares)	72.0	72.1	72.2	74.6
Diluted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	72.8	72.1	73.2	76.3

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 45	$ (34)	$ 144	$ 249
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Attributable to Meritor, Inc.	15	10	48	(25)
Attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	(2)	0	(2)
Pension and other postretirement benefit related adjustments	3	3	8	8
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges	0	0	1	(3)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	18	11	57	(22)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	63	(23)	201	227
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)	0	(7)	(3)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Meritor, Inc.	$ 60	$ (23)	$ 194	$ 224

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 138	$ 315
Receivables, trade and other, net	635	479
Inventories	563	435
Other current assets	61	54
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS	1,397	1,283
NET PROPERTY	506	515
GOODWILL	510	501
OTHER ASSETS	632	585
TOTAL ASSETS	3,045	2,884
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Short-term debt	19	39
Accounts and notes payable	633	423
Other current liabilities	288	264
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES	940	726
LONG-TERM DEBT	1,011	1,188
RETIREMENT BENEFITS	166	196
OTHER LIABILITIES	273	279
TOTAL LIABILITIES	2,390	2,389
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 16)
EQUITY:
Common stock (June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, 104.0 and 103.7 shares issued and 71.6 and 72.3 shares outstanding, respectively)	106	105
Additional paid-in capital	792	808
Retained earnings	873	736
Treasury stock, at cost (June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, 32.4 and 31.4 shares, respectively)	(598)	(573)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(557)	(614)
Total equity attributable to Meritor, Inc.	616	462
Noncontrolling interests	39	33
TOTAL EQUITY	655	495
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 3,045	$ 2,884

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Parenthetical) - shares shares in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common shares issued (in shares)	104.0	103.7
Common shares outstanding (in shares)	71.6	72.3
Treasury stock (in shares)	32.4	31.4

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 45	$ (34)	$ 144	$ 249
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	1
Income from continuing operations	45	(34)	144	248
Adjustments to income from continuing operations to arrive at cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			78	74
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)			1	(4)
Restructuring costs			9	27
Stock compensation expense			14	3
Equity in earnings of affiliates	(8)	1	(24)	(11)
Pension and retiree medical income			(39)	(31)
Loss on debt extinguishment			11	0
Dividends received from equity method investments			7	8
Pension and retiree medical contributions			(8)	(11)
Restructuring payments			(11)	(21)
Changes in off-balance sheet accounts receivable securitization and factoring programs			35	(104)
Changes in receivables, inventories and accounts payable			(103)	11
Changes in other current assets and liabilities			26	(26)
Changes in other assets and liabilities			6	25
Operating cash flows provided by continuing operations			146	188
Operating cash flows used for discontinued operations			0	0
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES			146	188
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures			(47)	(45)
Cash paid for acquisition of Transportation Power, Inc., net of cash acquired			0	(13)
Other investing activities			(3)	9
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES			(50)	(49)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Securitization			0	(8)
Borrowings against revolving line of credit			0	304
Repayments of revolving line of credit			0	(304)
Redemption of notes			(458)	0
Proceeds from debt issuance			275	300
Repurchase of convertible notes			(53)	0
Debt issuance costs			(5)	(4)
Term loan payments			(9)	(6)
Other financing activities			(1)	(1)
Net change in debt			(251)	281
Repurchase of common stock			(25)	(241)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES			(276)	40
EFFECT OF CHANGES IN FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			3	(7)
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			(177)	172
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			315	108	$ 108
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$ 138	$ 280	$ 138	$ 280	$ 315

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Treasury Stock	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Total Equity Attributable to Meritor, Inc.	Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 415	$ 104	$ 803	$ 491	$ (332)	$ (681)	$ 385	$ 30
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss)	227			244		(20)	224	3
Equity based compensation expense	3		3				3
Vesting of equity based awards	0	1	(1)
Repurchase of common stock	(241)				(241)		(241)
Noncontrolling interest dividend	(1)							(1)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	403	105	805	735	(573)	(701)	371	32
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2020	424	105	803	771	(573)	(714)	392	32
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss)	(23)			(36)		13	(23)
Equity based compensation expense	2		2				2
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	403	105	805	735	(573)	(701)	371	32
Beginning balance at Sep. 30, 2020	495	105	808	736	(573)	(614)	462	33
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss)	201			137		57	194	7
Equity based compensation expense	14		14				14
Vesting of equity based awards	0	1	(1)
Repurchase of convertible notes	(30)		(30)				(30)
Repurchase of common stock	(25)				(25)		(25)
Noncontrolling interest dividend	(1)							(1)
Other equity adjustments	1		1				1
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2021	655	106	792	873	(598)	(557)	616	39
Beginning balance at Mar. 31, 2021	613	106	788	831	(573)	(575)	577	36
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Comprehensive income (loss)	63			42		18	60	3
Equity based compensation expense	4		4				4
Repurchase of common stock	(25)				(25)		(25)
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2021	$ 655	$ 106	$ 792	$ 873	$ (598)	$ (557)	$ 616	$ 39

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Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Meritor, Inc. (the "company" or "Meritor"), headquartered in Troy, Michigan, is a premier global supplier of a broad range of integrated products, systems, modules and components to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") and the aftermarket for the commercial vehicle, transportation and industrial sectors. The company serves commercial truck, trailer, military, bus and coach, construction and other industrial OEMs and certain aftermarkets. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are those of the company and its consolidated subsidiaries.

In the opinion of the company, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, consisting solely of adjustments of a normal, recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with the company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data as of September 30, 2020 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all annual disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

The company’s fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest September 30, and its fiscal quarters generally end on the Sundays nearest December 31, March 31 and June 30. The third quarter of fiscal years 2021 and 2020 ended on July 4, 2021 and June 28, 2020, respectively. Fiscal year 2020 ended on September 27, 2020. All year and quarter references relate to the company’s fiscal year and fiscal quarters, unless otherwise stated. For ease of presentation, September 30 and June 30 are used consistently throughout this report to represent the fiscal year end and third fiscal quarter end, respectively.

COVID-19 Pandemic Update

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global health pandemic related to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus. While the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affected our financial performance throughout most of fiscal year 2020 and the beginning of fiscal year 2021, the direct adverse impacts of the pandemic on our operations and financial performance started to dissipate over the course of the third fiscal quarter. All of our facilities have been fully operational since the end of fiscal year 2020 and our salaried employees are returning to work in person, in each case under enhanced safety guidelines. Although we are optimistic that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, the progression of the pandemic, and its direct and indirect impacts on our markets, operations and financial performance, have been unpredictable. As a result of this continued uncertainty, there may still be impacts on our industry, operations, workforce, supply chains, distribution systems and demand for our products in the future which cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

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Earnings per Share

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per Share

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. The diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation includes the impact of dilutive common stock options, restricted shares, restricted share units, performance share unit awards and convertible securities, if applicable.

A reconciliation of basic average common shares outstanding to diluted average common shares outstanding is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Basic average common shares outstanding	72.0	72.1	72.2	74.6
Impact of restricted shares, restricted share units and performance share units	0.8	—	1.0	0.9
Impact of convertible notes	—	—	—	0.8
Diluted average common shares outstanding (1)	72.8	72.1	73.2	76.3

(1) The potential effect of 0.6 million restricted shares and performance share units and 0.7 million shares issuable upon conversion of our convertibles notes are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three months ended June 30, 2020 because inclusion in such a period would reduce the loss per share from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders.

In November 2020, the Board of Directors approved a grant of 0.3 million performance share units to all executives eligible to participate in the long-term incentive plan. Each performance share unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock or its cash equivalent upon achievement of certain performance and time vesting criteria. The fair value of each performance share unit was $26.98, which was the company’s share price on the grant date of December 1, 2020. The Board of Directors also approved a grant of 0.3 million restricted share units to these executives. The restricted share units vest at the earlier of three years from the date of grant or upon termination of employment with the company under certain circumstances. The fair value of each restricted share unit was $26.98, which was the company's share price on the grant date of December 1, 2020.

The actual number of performance share units that will vest depends upon the company’s performance relative to the established performance metrics for the three-year performance period of October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023, measured at the end of the performance period. The number of performance share units that vest will depend on adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations (which, solely for purposes of our long-term incentive plan, includes an adjustment for the value of deferred tax assets in jurisdictions with net operating loss carry forwards or tax credits) which are each weighted at 50%. The number of performance share units that vest will be between 0% and 200% of the grant date amount of 0.3 million performance share units.

On December 1, 2020, in response to retention and attrition concerns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the company’s incentive compensation plans, and to continue to incentivize executive performance in a difficult and uncertain environment, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors adjusted the threshold level of the performance metrics required to be achieved for payout for the fiscal 2019-2021 performance cycle. The target and maximum levels were not modified. The impact of this adjustment did not have a material impact on the company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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New Accounting Standards

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards

Accounting standards implemented during fiscal year 2021

On October 1, 2020, the company implemented Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The ASU introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including accounts receivable. The ASU also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. The guidance had an impact on the company's accounting policies and procedures related to calculation of allowance for doubtful accounts receivable but did not have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

On October 1, 2020, the company implemented ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU add, modify, and eliminate certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820. The guidance did not have a material impact on the company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting standards to be implemented

Implementation of the following standards may result in a significant change in practice and/or have a significant financial impact on the company.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). The ASU simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of debt and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. ASC 470-20 outlines five models to allocate the proceeds attributable to the issuance of a convertible debt instrument. This ASU removes from U.S. GAAP the separation models for convertible debt with a cash conversion feature (CCF) and convertible debt with a beneficial conversion feature (BCF). As a result of adopting this ASU, entities are not required to separately present in equity an embedded conversion feature in such debt. Instead, they should account for a convertible debt instrument wholly as debt. Applying the separation models in ASC 470-20 to convertible instruments with a CCF or BCF involves the recognition of a debt discount, which is amortized to interest expense. The elimination of CCF and BCF models will reduce reported interest expense and increase reported net income for convertible instruments issued within the scope of those models before the adoption of ASU 2020-06. The amendments in this ASU are required to be adopted by public business entities in fiscal years

beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but not earlier than for a fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities are permitted to adopt the guidance through either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. The company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its accounting policies and its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Revenue

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

Revenue

Disaggregation of revenue

In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated for each of our operating segments by primary geographical market for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in millions).

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	365	$	183	$	548
Canada	—		16		16
Mexico	49		6		55
Total North America	414		205		619
Sweden	65		—		65
Italy	61		4		65
United Kingdom	37		3		40
Other Europe	3		39		42
Total Europe	166		46		212
Brazil	82		1		83
China	41		—		41
India	30		—		30
Other Asia-Pacific	31		—		31
Total sales	$	764	$	252	$	1,016

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	147	$	149	$	296
Canada	—		12		12
Mexico	17		3		20
Total North America	164		164		328
Sweden	28		—		28
Italy	25		3		28
United Kingdom	15		1		16
Other Europe	2		29		31
Total Europe	70		33		103
Brazil	21		1		22
China	41		1		42
India	5		—		5
Other Asia-Pacific	14		—		14
Total sales	$	315	$	199	$	514

	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	1,012	$	530	$	1,542
Canada	—		42		42
Mexico	129		16		145
Total North America	1,141		588		1,729
Sweden	216		—		216
Italy	172		14		186
United Kingdom	114		8		122
Other Europe	8		109		117
Total Europe	510		131		641
Brazil	219		2		221
China	105		1		106
India	113		—		113
Other Asia-Pacific	78		—		78
Total sales	$	2,166	$	722	$	2,888

	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	782	$	566	$	1,348
Canada	—		41		41
Mexico	95		13		108
Total North America	877		620		1,497
Sweden	153		—		153
Italy	116		10		126
United Kingdom	78		6		84
Other Europe	4		102		106
Total Europe	351		118		469
Brazil	124		2		126
China	101		1		102
India	49		1		50
Other Asia-Pacific	42		—		42
Total sales	$	1,544	$	742	$	2,286

As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, Trade receivables, net, which are included in Receivables, trade and other, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, were $575 million and $421 million, respectively.

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, the company had no material bad-debt expense. There were no material contract assets, contract liabilities or deferred contract costs recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020.

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Restructuring Costs

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Costs

Restructuring Costs

Restructuring reserves, primarily related to unpaid employee termination benefits, were $5 million at June 30, 2021 and $10 million at September 30, 2020. Restructuring costs are recorded within Other operating expense, net within the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The changes in restructuring reserves for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	Employee Termination Benefits		Plant  Shutdown  & Other		Total
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	10	$	—	$	10
Activity during the period:
Charges	6		3		9
Cash payments	(11)		—		(11)
Other	—		(3)		(3)
Total restructuring reserves at June 30, 2021	5		—		5
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	(1)		—		(1)
Restructuring reserves – current, at June 30, 2021	$	4	$	—	$	4
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	8	$	—	$	8
Activity during the period:
Charges	27		—		27
Cash payments	(21)		—		(21)
Total restructuring reserves at June 30, 2020	14		—		14
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	—		—		—
Restructuring reserves – current, at June 30, 2020	$	14	$	—	$	14

Global Restructuring Programs Fiscal Year 2021: On November 11, 2020, the company approved a restructuring plan to close three U.S. manufacturing plants and one European administration office in its Aftermarket & Industrial segment and consolidate their operations into existing facilities. The site closures include:

• Chicago, Illinois

• Livermore, California

• Livonia, Michigan

• Zurich, Switzerland

The closures impact approximately 150 hourly and salaried workers. These restructuring plans are intended to optimize the company’s manufacturing footprint, reduce costs and increase efficiencies. With this restructuring plan, the company expects to incur up to $17 million in restructuring charges in the Aftermarket & Industrial segment, consisting of an impact on long-lived assets of $9 million, severance related costs of $5 million and other associated costs of $3 million. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, the company incurred $7 million in restructuring costs related to this plan. Restructuring actions associated with this plan are expected to be substantially complete by the end of 2021.

Global Restructuring Program Fiscal Year 2020: On June 2, 2020, the company approved and began executing a restructuring plan to reduce labor costs and align with current market forecasts. Under this plan, the company expects to incur approximately $13 million in employee severance costs that affects approximately eight percent of its global salaried positions, and will eliminate certain hourly roles. During fiscal year 2020, the company incurred $10 million in restructuring costs related to this plan of which $7 million was in the Commercial Truck segment and $3 million related to the Aftermarket & Industrial segment. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, the company incurred $2 million in restructuring costs related to this plan in the Commercial Truck segment. Restructuring actions associated with this plan are substantially complete.

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Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income TaxesFor the three months ended June 30, 2021, and 2020 the company recognized tax expense of $14 million and a tax benefit of $13 million, respectively. This resulted in effective tax rates of 24% and 28%, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the company recognized tax expense of $43 million and $73 million, respectively. This resulted in an effective tax rate of 23% for both the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

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Accounts Receivable Factoring and Securitization

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable Factoring and Securitization

Accounts Receivable Factoring and Securitization

The company has a U.S. accounts receivable securitization facility with PNC Bank and participates in various accounts receivable factoring programs, primarily with Nordea Bank for trade receivables from AB Volvo, as follows:

	Current Expiration	Total Facility Size as of 6/30/21				Utilized as of 6/30/21				Utilized as of 9/30/20
		EUR		USD		EUR		USD		EUR		USD
On-balance sheet arrangement
Committed U.S. accounts receivable securitization (1)	March 2024	N/A		$	110	N/A		$	3	N/A		$	3
Total on-balance sheet arrangement: (1)		N/A		$	110	N/A		$	3	N/A		$	3
Off-balance sheet arrangements
Committed Swedish factoring facility (2)(3)	March 2024	€	155	$	184	€	80	$	95	€	86	$	100
Committed U.S. factoring facility (2)	February 2023	N/A		75		N/A		48		N/A		30
Uncommitted U.K. factoring facility	February 2022	25		30		7		8		1		1
Uncommitted Italy factoring facility	June 2022	30		35		15		18		8		9
Other uncommitted factoring facilities (4)	None	N/A		N/A		24		29		12		14
Total off-balance sheet arrangements		€	210	$	324	€	126	$	198	€	107	$	154

(1) Availability subject to adequate eligible accounts receivable available for sale. The utilized amount includes $3 million of letters of credit as of June 30, 2021 and $3 million as of September 30, 2020.

(2) Actual amounts may exceed the bank's commitment at the bank's discretion.

(3) The facility is backed by a 364-day liquidity commitment from Nordea Bank which extends through June 22, 2022.

(4) There is no explicit facility size under the agreement, but the counterparty approves the purchase of receivable tranches at its discretion.

Off-balance sheet arrangements 

Total costs associated with all of the off-balance sheet arrangements described above were $1 million for each of the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. Total costs associated with all of the off-balance sheet arrangements described above were $3 million for each of the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using FIFO or average methods) or market (determined on the basis of estimated realizable values) and are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Finished goods	$	138	$	119
Work in process	50		38
Raw materials, parts and supplies	375		278
Total	$	563	$	435

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Net Property

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Net Property

Net Property

     Net property is summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Property at cost:
Land and land improvements	$	33	$	32
Buildings	241		228
Machinery and equipment	1,057		1,002
Company-owned tooling	162		151
Construction in progress	45		63
Total	1,538		1,476
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,032)		(961)
Net property	$	506	$	515

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Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]

Other Assets

Other Assets

Other assets are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Prepaid pension costs	$	213	$	179
Deferred income tax assets	31		30
Investments in non-consolidated joint ventures	124		107
Other	264		269
Other assets	$	632	$	585

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Other Current Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Other Current Liabilities

Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Compensation and benefits	$	121	$	91
Product warranties	18		19
Other	149		154
Other current liabilities	$	288	$	264

Compensation and benefits includes the current portion of pension and retiree medical liability, accrued incentive compensation, salary and wages and accrued vacation, holiday and sick leave pay.

A summary of the changes in product warranties is as follows (in millions):

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
Total product warranties – beginning of period	$	54	$	50
Accruals for product warranties	15		11
Payments	(11)		(14)
Change in estimates and other	(7)		(3)
Total product warranties – end of period	51		44
Less: non-current product warranties	(33)		(29)
Product warranties – current	$	18	$	15

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Other Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Liabilities

Other Liabilities

Other liabilities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Asbestos-related liabilities (see Note 16)	$	62	$	67
Liabilities for uncertain tax positions	79		73
Product warranties (see Note 11)	33		35
Other	99		104
Other liabilities	$	273	$	279

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Long-Term Debt

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term debt, net of discounts where applicable, is summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
3.25 percent convertible notes due 2037	$	321	$	320
7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026	—		23
4.50 percent notes due 2028	270		—
6.25 percent notes due 2025	296		295
6.25 percent notes due 2024	—		446
Term loan due 2024	157		166
Finance lease obligation	11		6
Unamortized discount on convertible notes	(25)		(29)
Subtotal	1,030		1,227
Less: short-term debt	(19)		(39)
Long-term debt	$	1,011	$	1,188

Redemption of 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes

On October 16, 2020, the company issued a notice of redemption for all of the $23 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 7.875 percent senior convertible notes due 2026 (the "7.875 Percent Convertible Notes"). As a result of the issuance of the notice of redemption, the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were convertible at any time prior to the close of business on November 30, 2020 at a rate of 83.3333 shares of common stock per $1,000 original principal amount of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes. All remaining outstanding 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were surrendered in November 2020 for conversion and were settled in cash up to the accreted principal amount of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes and also settled in cash for the remainder of the conversion obligation in excess of the accreted principal amount, in accordance with the provisions of the indenture that governed the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes. The conversion of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes was settled for $53 million, of which $23 million represented principal repayment and $30 million represented the payment of conversion in excess of the accreted principal. There was no loss on extinguishment. As of December 31, 2020, the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were fully redeemed. The 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were classified as current as of September 30, 2020.

Redemption of 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024

On December 16, 2020, the company redeemed $275 million of the outstanding $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 (the "6.25 Percent Notes due 2024") for an aggregate purchase price of $287 million (including accrued interest of $6 million). The redemption price was equal to 102.083% of the principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to but excluding the redemption date of December 16, 2020. This redemption was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt, and accordingly the company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $8 million. The loss on extinguishment is recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations within Interest expense, net.

On June 3, 2021, the company redeemed the remaining $175 million principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 for an aggregate purchase price of $180 million (including accrued interest of $3 million). The redemption price was equal to 101.042% of the principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to but excluding the redemption date of June 3, 2021. The redemption was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt, and accordingly the company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $3 million. The loss on extinguishment is recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations within Interest expense, net.

4.50 Percent Notes

On December 1, 2020, the company completed the offering and sale of $275 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% notes due 2028 (the "4.50 Percent Notes"), including related guarantees by the subsidiaries of the company who from time to time guarantee the company’s senior secured revolving credit facility as it may be amended, extended, replaced or refinanced, or any subsequent credit facility, to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

The net proceeds to the company from the sale of the 4.50 Percent Notes after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the company were approximately $270 million. The company used the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem $275 million of the outstanding $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024, as described above.

The 4.50 Percent Notes will mature on December 15, 2028 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.500% per annum. The company will pay interest on the 4.50 Percent Notes from December 1, 2020 semi-annually, in arrears, on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning June 15, 2021. The 4.50 Percent Notes constitute senior unsecured obligations of the company and rank equally in right of payment with its existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, and effectively junior to its existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the security therefor.

The 4.50 Percent Notes provide that, prior to December 15, 2023, the company may redeem, at its option, from time to time, the 4.50 Percent Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, plus (ii) the applicable premium as of the redemption date on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed.

The 4.50 Percent Notes provide that, on or after December 15, 2023, the company may redeem, at its option, from time to time, the 4.50 Percent Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on December 15 of the years indicated below:

Year	Redemption Price
2023	102.250	%
2024	101.125	%
2025 and thereafter	100.000	%

The 4.50 Percent Notes also provide that, prior to December 15, 2023, the company may redeem, at its option, from time to time, up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more public sales of the company’s common stock at a redemption price equal to 104.500% of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed so long as at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes remains outstanding after each such redemption and notice of any such redemption is mailed within 90 days of any such sale of common stock.

If a change of control (as defined in the ninth supplemental indenture under which the 4.50 Percent Notes were issued) occurs, unless the company has exercised its right to redeem the 4.50 Percent Notes, each holder of the 4.50 Percent Notes may require the company to repurchase some or all of such holder’s 4.50 Percent Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the repurchase date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the repurchase date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be repurchased.

Revolving Credit Facility

On November 9, 2020, the company's senior secured revolving credit facility was increased by $60 million to $685 million through the addition of a new lender.

The availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility is subject to a financial covenant based on the ratio of the company’s priority debt (consisting principally of amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility, the U.S. accounts receivable securitization and factoring programs, and third-party non-working capital foreign debt) to EBITDA. The company is required to maintain a total priority-debt-to-EBITDA ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, of 2.25 to 1.00 or less as of the last day of each fiscal quarter throughout the term of the agreement. Availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility was constrained to $499 million on the last day of the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 due primarily to lower EBITDA in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has full availability until the next measurement point at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021.

At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility. The senior secured revolving credit facility includes $100 million of availability for the issuance of letters of credit. At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, there were no letters of credit outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility.

Debt Securities

In November 2020, the company filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC registering an indeterminate amount of debt and/or equity securities that the company may offer in one or more offerings on terms to be determined at the time of sale. The November 2020 shelf registration statement superseded and replaced the company's shelf registration statement filed in December 2017.

Other One of the company's consolidated joint ventures in China participates in a bills of exchange program to settle its obligations with its trade suppliers. These programs are common in China and generally require the participation of local banks. Under these programs, the company's joint venture issues notes payable through the participating banks to its trade suppliers. If the issued notes payable remain unpaid on their respective due dates, this could constitute an event of default under the company’s revolving credit facility if the defaulted amount exceeds $35 million per bank. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the company had $25 million and $16 million, respectively, outstanding under this program at more than one bank.

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Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

Fair values of financial instruments are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021				September 30, 2020
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	138	$	138	$	315	$	315
Short-term debt	19		19		39		58
Long-term debt	1,011		1,099		1,188		1,259
Foreign currency option contracts (other assets)	—		—		1		1
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other assets)	1		1		—		—
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other liabilities)	—		—		1		1

The following table reflects the offsetting of derivative assets and liabilities (in millions):

	June 30, 2021						September 30, 2020
	Gross Amounts Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Amounts Reported		Gross Amounts Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Amounts Reported
Derivative Assets
Foreign currency option contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	1
Foreign exchange forward contracts	1		—		1		—		—		—
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign exchange forward contracts	—		—		—		1		—		1

Fair Value

FASB guidance provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

•Level 1 inputs use quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.

•Level 2 inputs use other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets and other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

•Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs, including inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the related instrument.

In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels in the above fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the valuation. The

company's assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair value measurements requires judgment and considers factors specific to each asset or liability.

Fair value of financial instruments by the valuation hierarchy at June 30, 2021 is as follows (in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	138	$	—	$	—
Short-term debt	—		—		19
Long-term debt	—		949		150
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other assets)	—		1		—

Fair value of financial instruments by the valuation hierarchy at September 30, 2020 is as follows (in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	315	$	—	$	—
Short-term debt	—		43		15
Long-term debt	—		1,103		156
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other liabilities)	—		1		—
Foreign currency option contracts (other assets)	—		1		—

No transfers of assets between any of the Levels occurred during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

Cash and cash equivalents — All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. The carrying value approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

 Short- and long-term debt — Fair values are based on transaction prices at public exchange for publicly traded debt. For debt instruments that are not publicly traded, fair values are based on interest rates that would be currently available to the company for issuance of similar types of debt instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities.

Foreign exchange forward contracts — The company uses foreign exchange forward purchase and sale contracts with varying terms that extend through fiscal year 2025 to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the notional amount of the company's foreign exchange contracts outstanding under its foreign currency cash flow hedging program was $93 million and $65 million, respectively. The fair value of foreign exchange forward contracts is based on a model which incorporates observable inputs including quoted spot rates, forward exchange rates and discounted future expected cash flows utilizing market interest rates with similar quality and maturity characteristics. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the contracts is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in the statement of shareholders’ equity and is recognized in operating income when the underlying forecasted transaction impacts earnings.

Foreign currency option contracts — The company uses option contracts to mitigate foreign exchange exposure on expected future foreign currency-denominated purchases. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the notional amount of the company's foreign exchange contracts outstanding was $24 million and $39 million, respectively. The company did not elect hedge accounting for these derivatives. Changes in fair value associated with these contracts are recorded in cost of sales in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The company uses option contracts to mitigate the risk of volatility in the translation of foreign currency earnings to U.S. dollars. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the notional amount of the company's option contracts outstanding was $2 million and $24 million, respectively. These option contracts did not qualify for a hedge accounting election. Changes in fair value associated with these contracts are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations in other income, net.

The fair value of foreign currency option contracts is based on third-party proprietary models, which incorporate inputs at varying unobservable weights of quoted spot rates, market volatility, forward rates and time utilizing market instruments with similar quality and maturity characteristics.

Cross-currency swap contracts — The company has utilized cross-currency swap contracts to hedge a portion of its net investment in a foreign subsidiary against volatility in foreign exchange rates. These derivative instruments are designated and qualify as hedges of net investments in foreign operations using the spot method to assess effectiveness. Changes in fair values of the instruments are recognized in foreign currency translation adjustments, a component of other comprehensive income (loss) in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss), to offset the changes in the values of the net investments being hedged.

In the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, the company entered into multiple cross-currency swaps with a combined notional amount of $225 million and maturities in October 2022. These swaps hedged a portion of the net investment in a certain European subsidiary against volatility in the euro/U.S. dollar foreign exchange rate. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, the company settled these cross-currency swap contracts and received proceeds of $11 million, $1 million of which related to net accrued interest receivable.

The fair value of cross-currency swap contracts is based on a model which incorporates observable inputs, including quoted spot rates, forward exchange rates and discounted future expected cash flows, utilizing market interest rates with similar quality and maturity characteristics.

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Retirement Benefit Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Retirement Benefit Liabilities

Retirement Benefit Liabilities

Retirement benefit liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Retiree medical liability	$	50	$	52
Pension liability	111		139
Other	17		17
Subtotal	178		208
Less: current portion (included in compensation and benefits, Note 11)	(12)		(12)
Retirement benefits	$	166	$	196

The components of net periodic pension and retiree medical income included in continuing operations for the three months ended June 30 are as follows (in millions):

	2021				2020
	Pension		Retiree Medical		Pension		Retiree Medical
Interest cost	$	(9)	$	—	$	(10)	$	—
Assumed return on plan assets	25		—		23		—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—		9		—		9
Recognized actuarial loss	(8)		(4)		(8)		(4)
Total income	$	8	$	5	$	5	$	5

The components of net periodic pension and retiree medical income included in continuing operations for the nine months ended June 30 are as follows (in millions):

	2021				2020
	Pension		Retiree Medical		Pension		Retiree Medical
Interest cost	$	(26)	$	(1)	$	(31)	$	(1)
Assumed return on plan assets	73		—		71		—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—		27		—		27
Recognized actuarial loss	(24)		(10)		(24)		(11)
Total income	$	23	$	16	$	16	$	15

For the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the non-service cost components of the net periodic pension and Other Post-Employment Benefits ("OPEB") income were $13 million and $10 million, respectively, and are presented in Other income, net. For the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the non-service cost components of the net periodic pension and OPEB income were $39 million and $31 million, respectively, and are presented in Other income, net.

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Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingencies

Contingencies

Environmental

 Federal, state and local requirements relating to the discharge of substances into the environment, the disposal of hazardous wastes and other activities affecting the environment have, and will continue to have, an impact on the operations of the company. The process of estimating environmental liabilities is complex and dependent upon evolving physical and scientific data at the sites, uncertainties as to remedies and technologies to be used and the outcome of discussions with regulatory agencies. The company records liabilities for environmental issues in the accounting period in which they are considered to be probable and the cost can be reasonably estimated. At environmental sites in which more than one potentially responsible party has been identified, the company records a liability for its allocable share of costs related to its involvement with the site, as well as an allocable share of costs related to insolvent parties or unidentified shares. At environmental sites in which Meritor is the only potentially responsible party, the company records a liability for the total probable and estimable costs of remediation before consideration of recovery from insurers or other third parties.

The company has been designated as a potentially responsible party at ten Superfund sites, excluding sites as to which the company’s records disclose no involvement or as to which the company’s liability has been finally determined. Superfund is a United States federal government program designed to fund the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous substances and pollutants. Management estimates the total reasonably possible costs the company could incur for the remediation of the ten Superfund sites at June 30, 2021 to be approximately $22 million, of which $9 million is probable and recorded as a liability. Included in reasonably possible amounts are estimates for certain remediation actions that may be required if current actions are deemed inadequate by the regulators.

In addition to the Superfund sites, various other lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been asserted against the company, alleging violations of federal, state and local environmental protection requirements, or seeking remediation of alleged environmental impairments, principally at previously disposed-of properties. For these matters, management has estimated the total reasonably possible costs the company could incur at June 30, 2021 to be approximately $10 million, of which $4 million is probable and recorded as a liability.

Included in the company’s environmental liabilities are costs for on-going operation, maintenance and monitoring at environmental sites in which remediation has been put into place. This liability is discounted using discount rates in the range of 0 to 1.50 percent and is approximately $12 million at June 30, 2021. The undiscounted estimate of these costs is approximately $13 million.

The following are the components of the Superfund and non-Superfund environmental reserves (in millions):

	Superfund Sites		Non-Superfund Sites		Total
Beginning Balance at September 30, 2020	$	11	$	5	$	16
Payments and other	(2)		(1)		(3)
Accruals	—		—		—
Ending Balance at June 30, 2021	$	9	$	4	$	13

Environmental reserves are included in Other Current Liabilities (see Note 11) and Other Liabilities (see Note 12) in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The actual amount of costs or damages for which the company may be held responsible could materially exceed the foregoing estimates because of uncertainties, including the financial condition of other potentially responsible parties, the success of the remediation, discovery of new contamination and other factors that make it difficult to predict actual costs accurately. However, based on management’s assessment, after consulting with outside advisors that specialize in environmental matters, and subject to the difficulties inherent in estimating these future costs, the company believes that its expenditures for environmental capital investment and remediation necessary to comply with present regulations governing environmental protection and other expenditures for the resolution of environmental claims will not have a material effect on the company’s business, financial condition or results of operations. In addition, in future periods, new laws and regulations, changes in remediation plans, advances in technology and additional information about the ultimate clean-up remedies could significantly change the company’s estimates. Management cannot assess the possible effect of compliance with future requirements.

Asbestos

    Rockwell International Corporation ("Rockwell") — ArvinMeritor, Inc. ("AM"), a predecessor of Meritor, along with many other companies, has been named as a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos used in certain components of Rockwell products many years ago. Liability for these claims was transferred at the time of the spin-off of the automotive business from Rockwell in 1997. There were approximately 600 and 1,200 pending active asbestos claims in lawsuits that name AM, together with many other companies, as defendants as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively. In March 2021, AM entered into a tolling agreement with an asbestos plaintiff's law firm. Under the terms of this agreement, AM agreed to toll the statute of limitations from expiring on asbestos claims in exchange for the plaintiff's law firm agreeing not to raise a claim until there is product identification linking AM. The plaintiff's law firm also agreed to dismiss pending active claims for which product identification was not yet determined. There were approximately 600 claims dismissed as a result of this tolling agreement in the third fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2021. According to the terms of the tolling agreement, if the plaintiff's law firm subsequently links AM's product to the plaintiff, they will refile a claim against AM.

A significant portion of the claims do not identify any Rockwell products or specify which of the claimants, if any, were exposed to asbestos attributable to Rockwell products, and past experience has shown that the vast majority of the claimants will likely never identify any of Rockwell products. Historically, AM has been dismissed from the vast majority of similar claims filed in the past with no payment to claimants. For those claimants who do show that they worked with Rockwell products, management nevertheless believes it has meritorious defenses, in substantial part due to the integrity of the products involved and the lack of any impairing medical condition on the part of many claimants.

Pending and Future Claims: The company engaged a third-party advisor with extensive experience in assessing asbestos-related liabilities to conduct a study to estimate its potential undiscounted liability for pending and future asbestos-related claims as of September 30, 2020. Management continuously monitors the underlying claims data and experience for the purpose of assessing the appropriateness of the assumptions used to estimate the liability.

As of September 30, 2020, the best estimate of the company's obligation for asbestos-related claims over the next 38 years was $78 million. The company recognized a liability for pending and future claims over the next 38 years of $73 million as of June 30, 2021. The ultimate cost of resolving pending and future claims is estimated based on the history of claims and expenses for plaintiffs represented by law firms in jurisdictions with an established history with Rockwell.

Recoveries: AM has insurance coverage that management believes covers indemnity and defense costs, over and above self-insurance retentions, for a significant portion of these claims. The company recognizes insurance recoveries when the claim for recovery is deemed probable and to the extent an insurable loss has been recognized in the financial statements. The company’s determination is based on analysis of the underlying insurance policies, historical experience with insurers, ongoing review of the solvency of insurers, and consideration of any insurance settlements The insurance receivables for Rockwell asbestos-related liabilities totaled $58 million and $62 million as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively.

The amounts recorded for the asbestos-related reserves and recoveries from insurance companies are based upon assumptions and estimates derived from currently known facts. All such estimates of liabilities and recoveries for asbestos-related claims are subject to considerable uncertainty because such liabilities and recoveries are influenced by variables that are difficult to predict. The future litigation environment for Rockwell could change significantly from its past experience, due, for example, to changes in the mix of claims filed against Rockwell in terms of plaintiffs’ law firm, jurisdiction and disease; legislative or regulatory developments; the company’s approach to defending claims; or payments to plaintiffs from other defendants. Estimated recoveries are influenced by coverage issues among insurers and the continuing solvency of various

insurance companies. If the assumptions with respect to the estimation period, the nature of pending claims, the cost to resolve claims and the amount of available insurance prove to be incorrect, the actual amount of liability for Rockwell asbestos-related claims, and the effect on the company, could differ materially from current estimates and, therefore, could have a material impact on the company’s financial condition and results of operations. However, the amount of reasonably possible and estimable losses in excess of the recorded asbestos-related liabilities was determined to be immaterial.

Indemnification

The company has provided indemnities in conjunction with certain transactions, primarily divestitures. These indemnities address a variety of matters, which may include environmental, tax, asbestos, labor and employment-related matters, and the periods of indemnification vary in duration.

The company is not aware of any claims or other information that would give rise to material payments under such indemnification obligations.

Other

In addition, various lawsuits, claims and proceedings, other than those specifically disclosed in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, have been or may be instituted or asserted against the company, relating to the conduct of the company’s business, including those pertaining to product liability, warranty or recall claims, intellectual property, safety and health, contract and employment matters. Although the outcome of other litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and some lawsuits, claims or proceedings may be disposed of unfavorably to the company, management believes the disposition of matters that are pending will not have a material effect on the company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

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Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders' Equity

There were no dividends declared or paid in the first, second or third quarter of fiscal years 2021 and 2020. The payment of cash dividends and the amount of any dividend are subject to review and change at the discretion of the company's Board of Directors.

Common Stock and Debt Repurchase Authorizations

On July 28, 2021, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250 million of the company's common stock. Repurchases can be made from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company’s debt covenants.

On November 7, 2019, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $325 million of the company's common stock, which was an increase from the prior $250 million authorization approved on July 26, 2019. Repurchases can be made from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company’s debt covenants. As of the end of fiscal year 2020, the company had repurchased 11.8 million shares of common stock for $266 million (including commission costs) pursuant to this authorization. There were no repurchases in the first or second quarter of fiscal year 2021. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, the company repurchased 1 million shares of common stock for $25 million (including commission costs) pursuant to this authorization. As of June 30, 2021, the amount remaining available for repurchases under this common stock repurchase authorization was $34 million. The remaining $34 million, an additional approximately 1.5 million shares, was repurchased in July 2021.

On November 2, 2018, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of the company's common stock and up to $100 million aggregate principal amount of any of the company's debt securities (including convertible debt securities), in each case from time to time through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, subject to compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the company's debt covenants. The remaining authority under the common stock repurchase authorization was superseded by the July 2019 authorization described above. As of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the amount remaining available for repurchase under this debt repurchase authorization was $76 million.

In November 2020, we filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), registering an indeterminate amount of debt and/or equity securities that we may offer in one or more offerings on terms to be determined at the time of sale.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss ("AOCL")

The components of AOCL and the changes in AOCL by components, net of tax, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at March 31, 2021	$	(96)	$	(478)	$	(1)	$	(575)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	15		—		—		15
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		3		—		3
Net current-period other comprehensive income	15		3		—		18
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	(81)	$	(475)	$	(1)	$	(557)

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(9)	(a)
Actuarial losses	12		(a)
	3		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	3	Net of tax

(a) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at March 31, 2020	$	(142)	$	(567)	$	(5)	$	(714)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	10		—		—		10
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		3		—		3
Net current-period other comprehensive income	10		3		—		13
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	(132)	$	(564)	$	(5)	$	(701)

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(9)	(b)
Actuarial losses	12		(b)
	3		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	3	Net of tax

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

The components of AOCL and the changes in AOCL by components, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	(129)	$	(483)	$	(2)	$	(614)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	48		1		1		50
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		7		—		7
Net current-period other comprehensive income	48		8		1		57
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	(81)	$	(475)	$	(1)	$	(557)

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(27)	(a)
Actuarial losses	34		(a)
	7		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	7	Net of tax

(a) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	(107)	$	(572)	$	(2)	$	(681)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(25)		—		(3)		(28)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		8		—		8
Net current-period other comprehensive income	(25)		8		(3)		(20)
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	(132)	$	(564)	$	(5)	$	(701)

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(27)	(b)
Actuarial losses	35		(b)
	8		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	8	Net of tax

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

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Business Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Information

Business Segment Information

Segment information is summarized as follows (in millions):

	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Eliminations		Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
External Sales	$	764	$	252	$	—	$	1,016
Intersegment Sales	36		6		(42)		—
Total Sales	$	800	$	258	$	(42)	$	1,016
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
External Sales	$	315	$	199	$	—	$	514
Intersegment Sales	21		4		(25)		—
Total Sales	$	336	$	203	$	(25)	$	514

	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Eliminations		Total
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021
External Sales	$	2,166	$	722	$	—	$	2,888
Intersegment Sales	102		17		(119)		—
Total Sales	$	2,268	$	739	$	(119)	$	2,888
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020
External Sales	$	1,544	$	742	$	—	$	2,286
Intersegment Sales	86		13		(99)		—
Total Sales	$	1,630	$	755	$	(99)	$	2,286

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Commercial Truck	$	69	$	(23)	$	205	$	92
Aftermarket & Industrial	36		31		105		116
Segment adjusted EBITDA	105		8		310		208
Unallocated legacy and corporate income (expense), net (1)	2		(1)		10		4
Interest expense, net	(20)		(17)		(65)		(47)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(14)		13		(43)		(73)
Depreciation and amortization	(26)		(24)		(78)		(74)
Noncontrolling interests	(3)		(2)		(7)		(5)
Loss on sale of receivables	(1)		(1)		(3)		(3)
Restructuring	(1)		(12)		(9)		(27)
Brazil VAT Credit (2)	—		—		22		—
Transaction costs	—		—		—		(5)
Income from WABCO distribution termination	—		—		—		265
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Meritor, Inc.	$	42	$	(36)	$	137	$	243

(1)    Unallocated legacy and corporate income (expense), net represents items that are not directly related to the company's business segments. These items primarily include asbestos-related charges and settlements, pension and retiree medical costs associated with sold businesses, and other legacy costs for environmental and product liability.

(2) Amount relates to the one-time recognition of a value added tax credit in Brazil.

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Segment Assets:
Commercial Truck	$	2,006	$	1,666
Aftermarket & Industrial	676		658
Total segment assets	2,682		2,324
Corporate (1)	561		714
Less: Accounts receivable sold under off-balance sheet factoring programs (2)	(198)		(154)
Total assets	$	3,045	$	2,884

(1) Corporate assets consist primarily of cash, deferred income taxes and prepaid pension costs.

(2) At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, segment assets include $198 million and $154 million, respectively, of accounts receivable sold under off-balance sheet accounts receivable factoring programs (see Note 7). These sold receivables are included in segment assets as the CODM reviews segment assets inclusive of these balances.

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New Accounting Standards (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards

Accounting standards implemented during fiscal year 2021

On October 1, 2020, the company implemented Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The ASU introduces an approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including accounts receivable. The ASU also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides for a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. The guidance had an impact on the company's accounting policies and procedures related to calculation of allowance for doubtful accounts receivable but did not have a material impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

On October 1, 2020, the company implemented ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU add, modify, and eliminate certain disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820. The guidance did not have a material impact on the company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accounting standards to be implemented

Implementation of the following standards may result in a significant change in practice and/or have a significant financial impact on the company.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). The ASU simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of debt and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. ASC 470-20 outlines five models to allocate the proceeds attributable to the issuance of a convertible debt instrument. This ASU removes from U.S. GAAP the separation models for convertible debt with a cash conversion feature (CCF) and convertible debt with a beneficial conversion feature (BCF). As a result of adopting this ASU, entities are not required to separately present in equity an embedded conversion feature in such debt. Instead, they should account for a convertible debt instrument wholly as debt. Applying the separation models in ASC 470-20 to convertible instruments with a CCF or BCF involves the recognition of a debt discount, which is amortized to interest expense. The elimination of CCF and BCF models will reduce reported interest expense and increase reported net income for convertible instruments issued within the scope of those models before the adoption of ASU 2020-06. The amendments in this ASU are required to be adopted by public business entities in fiscal years

beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but not earlier than for a fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities are permitted to adopt the guidance through either a modified retrospective method of transition or a fully retrospective method of transition. The company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its accounting policies and its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Inventories

Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using FIFO or average methods) or market (determined on the basis of estimated realizable values)

Fair Value

Fair Value

FASB guidance provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

•Level 1 inputs use quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments.

•Level 2 inputs use other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets and other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

•Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs, including inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the related instrument.

In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels in the above fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest priority level input that is significant to the valuation. The

company's assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair value measurements requires judgment and considers factors specific to each asset or liability.

Environmental

Environmental

 Federal, state and local requirements relating to the discharge of substances into the environment, the disposal of hazardous wastes and other activities affecting the environment have, and will continue to have, an impact on the operations of the company. The process of estimating environmental liabilities is complex and dependent upon evolving physical and scientific data at the sites, uncertainties as to remedies and technologies to be used and the outcome of discussions with regulatory agencies. The company records liabilities for environmental issues in the accounting period in which they are considered to be probable and the cost can be reasonably estimated. At environmental sites in which more than one potentially responsible party has been identified, the company records a liability for its allocable share of costs related to its involvement with the site, as well as an allocable share of costs related to insolvent parties or unidentified shares. At environmental sites in which Meritor is the only potentially responsible party, the company records a liability for the total probable and estimable costs of remediation before consideration of recovery from insurers or other third parties.

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Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Basic Average Common Shares Outstanding

A reconciliation of basic average common shares outstanding to diluted average common shares outstanding is as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Basic average common shares outstanding	72.0	72.1	72.2	74.6
Impact of restricted shares, restricted share units and performance share units	0.8	—	1.0	0.9
Impact of convertible notes	—	—	—	0.8
Diluted average common shares outstanding (1)	72.8	72.1	73.2	76.3

(1) The potential effect of 0.6 million restricted shares and performance share units and 0.7 million shares issuable upon conversion of our convertibles notes are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three months ended June 30, 2020 because inclusion in such a period would reduce the loss per share from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders.

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Revenue (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue by Operating Segment

In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated for each of our operating segments by primary geographical market for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in millions).

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	365	$	183	$	548
Canada	—		16		16
Mexico	49		6		55
Total North America	414		205		619
Sweden	65		—		65
Italy	61		4		65
United Kingdom	37		3		40
Other Europe	3		39		42
Total Europe	166		46		212
Brazil	82		1		83
China	41		—		41
India	30		—		30
Other Asia-Pacific	31		—		31
Total sales	$	764	$	252	$	1,016

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	147	$	149	$	296
Canada	—		12		12
Mexico	17		3		20
Total North America	164		164		328
Sweden	28		—		28
Italy	25		3		28
United Kingdom	15		1		16
Other Europe	2		29		31
Total Europe	70		33		103
Brazil	21		1		22
China	41		1		42
India	5		—		5
Other Asia-Pacific	14		—		14
Total sales	$	315	$	199	$	514

	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	1,012	$	530	$	1,542
Canada	—		42		42
Mexico	129		16		145
Total North America	1,141		588		1,729
Sweden	216		—		216
Italy	172		14		186
United Kingdom	114		8		122
Other Europe	8		109		117
Total Europe	510		131		641
Brazil	219		2		221
China	105		1		106
India	113		—		113
Other Asia-Pacific	78		—		78
Total sales	$	2,166	$	722	$	2,888

	Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020
Primary Geographical Market	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Total
U.S.	$	782	$	566	$	1,348
Canada	—		41		41
Mexico	95		13		108
Total North America	877		620		1,497
Sweden	153		—		153
Italy	116		10		126
United Kingdom	78		6		84
Other Europe	4		102		106
Total Europe	351		118		469
Brazil	124		2		126
China	101		1		102
India	49		1		50
Other Asia-Pacific	42		—		42
Total sales	$	1,544	$	742	$	2,286

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Restructuring Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Restructuring Reserves

The changes in restructuring reserves for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	Employee Termination Benefits		Plant  Shutdown  & Other		Total
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	10	$	—	$	10
Activity during the period:
Charges	6		3		9
Cash payments	(11)		—		(11)
Other	—		(3)		(3)
Total restructuring reserves at June 30, 2021	5		—		5
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	(1)		—		(1)
Restructuring reserves – current, at June 30, 2021	$	4	$	—	$	4
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	8	$	—	$	8
Activity during the period:
Charges	27		—		27
Cash payments	(21)		—		(21)
Total restructuring reserves at June 30, 2020	14		—		14
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	—		—		—
Restructuring reserves – current, at June 30, 2020	$	14	$	—	$	14

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Accounts Receivable Factoring and Securitization (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Receivable Factoring and Securitization

The company has a U.S. accounts receivable securitization facility with PNC Bank and participates in various accounts receivable factoring programs, primarily with Nordea Bank for trade receivables from AB Volvo, as follows:

	Current Expiration	Total Facility Size as of 6/30/21				Utilized as of 6/30/21				Utilized as of 9/30/20
		EUR		USD		EUR		USD		EUR		USD
On-balance sheet arrangement
Committed U.S. accounts receivable securitization (1)	March 2024	N/A		$	110	N/A		$	3	N/A		$	3
Total on-balance sheet arrangement: (1)		N/A		$	110	N/A		$	3	N/A		$	3
Off-balance sheet arrangements
Committed Swedish factoring facility (2)(3)	March 2024	€	155	$	184	€	80	$	95	€	86	$	100
Committed U.S. factoring facility (2)	February 2023	N/A		75		N/A		48		N/A		30
Uncommitted U.K. factoring facility	February 2022	25		30		7		8		1		1
Uncommitted Italy factoring facility	June 2022	30		35		15		18		8		9
Other uncommitted factoring facilities (4)	None	N/A		N/A		24		29		12		14
Total off-balance sheet arrangements		€	210	$	324	€	126	$	198	€	107	$	154

(1) Availability subject to adequate eligible accounts receivable available for sale. The utilized amount includes $3 million of letters of credit as of June 30, 2021 and $3 million as of September 30, 2020.

(2) Actual amounts may exceed the bank's commitment at the bank's discretion.

(3) The facility is backed by a 364-day liquidity commitment from Nordea Bank which extends through June 22, 2022.

(4) There is no explicit facility size under the agreement, but the counterparty approves the purchase of receivable tranches at its discretion.

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Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (using FIFO or average methods) or market (determined on the basis of estimated realizable values) and are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Finished goods	$	138	$	119
Work in process	50		38
Raw materials, parts and supplies	375		278
Total	$	563	$	435

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Net Property (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Property

Net property is summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Property at cost:
Land and land improvements	$	33	$	32
Buildings	241		228
Machinery and equipment	1,057		1,002
Company-owned tooling	162		151
Construction in progress	45		63
Total	1,538		1,476
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,032)		(961)
Net property	$	506	$	515

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Other Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets

Other assets are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Prepaid pension costs	$	213	$	179
Deferred income tax assets	31		30
Investments in non-consolidated joint ventures	124		107
Other	264		269
Other assets	$	632	$	585

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Other Current Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Compensation and benefits	$	121	$	91
Product warranties	18		19
Other	149		154
Other current liabilities	$	288	$	264

Schedule of Changes in Product Warranties

A summary of the changes in product warranties is as follows (in millions):

	Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020
Total product warranties – beginning of period	$	54	$	50
Accruals for product warranties	15		11
Payments	(11)		(14)
Change in estimates and other	(7)		(3)
Total product warranties – end of period	51		44
Less: non-current product warranties	(33)		(29)
Product warranties – current	$	18	$	15

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Other Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Liabilities

Other liabilities are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Asbestos-related liabilities (see Note 16)	$	62	$	67
Liabilities for uncertain tax positions	79		73
Product warranties (see Note 11)	33		35
Other	99		104
Other liabilities	$	273	$	279

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Long-Term Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt

Long-Term debt, net of discounts where applicable, is summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
3.25 percent convertible notes due 2037	$	321	$	320
7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026	—		23
4.50 percent notes due 2028	270		—
6.25 percent notes due 2025	296		295
6.25 percent notes due 2024	—		446
Term loan due 2024	157		166
Finance lease obligation	11		6
Unamortized discount on convertible notes	(25)		(29)
Subtotal	1,030		1,227
Less: short-term debt	(19)		(39)
Long-term debt	$	1,011	$	1,188

Schedule of Debt Instrument Redemption

Notes to be redeemed, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on December 15 of the years indicated below:

Year	Redemption Price
2023	102.250	%
2024	101.125	%
2025 and thereafter	100.000	%

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair values of financial instruments are summarized as follows (in millions):

	June 30, 2021				September 30, 2020
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents	$	138	$	138	$	315	$	315
Short-term debt	19		19		39		58
Long-term debt	1,011		1,099		1,188		1,259
Foreign currency option contracts (other assets)	—		—		1		1
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other assets)	1		1		—		—
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other liabilities)	—		—		1		1

Schedule of Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities

The following table reflects the offsetting of derivative assets and liabilities (in millions):

	June 30, 2021						September 30, 2020
	Gross Amounts Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Amounts Reported		Gross Amounts Recognized		Gross Amounts Offset		Net Amounts Reported
Derivative Assets
Foreign currency option contracts	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	1
Foreign exchange forward contracts	1		—		1		—		—		—
Derivative Liabilities
Foreign exchange forward contracts	—		—		—		1		—		1

Schedule of Fair Value of Financial Instruments by Valuation Hierarchy

Fair value of financial instruments by the valuation hierarchy at June 30, 2021 is as follows (in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	138	$	—	$	—
Short-term debt	—		—		19
Long-term debt	—		949		150
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other assets)	—		1		—

Fair value of financial instruments by the valuation hierarchy at September 30, 2020 is as follows (in millions):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	315	$	—	$	—
Short-term debt	—		43		15
Long-term debt	—		1,103		156
Foreign exchange forward contracts (other liabilities)	—		1		—
Foreign currency option contracts (other assets)	—		1		—

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Retirement Benefit Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Retirement Benefit Liabilities

Retirement benefit liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Retiree medical liability	$	50	$	52
Pension liability	111		139
Other	17		17
Subtotal	178		208
Less: current portion (included in compensation and benefits, Note 11)	(12)		(12)
Retirement benefits	$	166	$	196

Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Pension and Retiree Medical Income

The components of net periodic pension and retiree medical income included in continuing operations for the three months ended June 30 are as follows (in millions):

	2021				2020
	Pension		Retiree Medical		Pension		Retiree Medical
Interest cost	$	(9)	$	—	$	(10)	$	—
Assumed return on plan assets	25		—		23		—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—		9		—		9
Recognized actuarial loss	(8)		(4)		(8)		(4)
Total income	$	8	$	5	$	5	$	5

The components of net periodic pension and retiree medical income included in continuing operations for the nine months ended June 30 are as follows (in millions):

	2021				2020
	Pension		Retiree Medical		Pension		Retiree Medical
Interest cost	$	(26)	$	(1)	$	(31)	$	(1)
Assumed return on plan assets	73		—		71		—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—		27		—		27
Recognized actuarial loss	(24)		(10)		(24)		(11)
Total income	$	23	$	16	$	16	$	15

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Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Environmental Reserves

The following are the components of the Superfund and non-Superfund environmental reserves (in millions):

	Superfund Sites		Non-Superfund Sites		Total
Beginning Balance at September 30, 2020	$	11	$	5	$	16
Payments and other	(2)		(1)		(3)
Accruals	—		—		—
Ending Balance at June 30, 2021	$	9	$	4	$	13

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Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of AOCL and the changes in AOCL by components, net of tax, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at March 31, 2021	$	(96)	$	(478)	$	(1)	$	(575)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	15		—		—		15
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		3		—		3
Net current-period other comprehensive income	15		3		—		18
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	(81)	$	(475)	$	(1)	$	(557)

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at March 31, 2020	$	(142)	$	(567)	$	(5)	$	(714)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	10		—		—		10
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		3		—		3
Net current-period other comprehensive income	10		3		—		13
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	(132)	$	(564)	$	(5)	$	(701)

The components of AOCL and the changes in AOCL by components, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	(129)	$	(483)	$	(2)	$	(614)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	48		1		1		50
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		7		—		7
Net current-period other comprehensive income	48		8		1		57
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	(81)	$	(475)	$	(1)	$	(557)

	Foreign Currency Translation		Employee Benefit Related Adjustments		Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges		Total
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	(107)	$	(572)	$	(2)	$	(681)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	(25)		—		(3)		(28)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		8		—		8
Net current-period other comprehensive income	(25)		8		(3)		(20)
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	(132)	$	(564)	$	(5)	$	(701)

Schedule of Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(9)	(a)
Actuarial losses	12		(a)
	3		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	3	Net of tax

(a) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(9)	(b)
Actuarial losses	12		(b)
	3		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	3	Net of tax

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(27)	(a)
Actuarial losses	34		(a)
	7		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	7	Net of tax

(a) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment
Prior service benefit	$	(27)	(b)
Actuarial losses	35		(b)
	8		Total before tax
	—		Tax benefit
Total reclassifications for the period	$	8	Net of tax

(b) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and retiree medical expense (see Note 15 for additional details), which is recorded in other income (expense), net.

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Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

Segment information is summarized as follows (in millions):

	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Eliminations		Total
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
External Sales	$	764	$	252	$	—	$	1,016
Intersegment Sales	36		6		(42)		—
Total Sales	$	800	$	258	$	(42)	$	1,016
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
External Sales	$	315	$	199	$	—	$	514
Intersegment Sales	21		4		(25)		—
Total Sales	$	336	$	203	$	(25)	$	514

	Commercial Truck		Aftermarket & Industrial		Eliminations		Total
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021
External Sales	$	2,166	$	722	$	—	$	2,888
Intersegment Sales	102		17		(119)		—
Total Sales	$	2,268	$	739	$	(119)	$	2,888
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020
External Sales	$	1,544	$	742	$	—	$	2,286
Intersegment Sales	86		13		(99)		—
Total Sales	$	1,630	$	755	$	(99)	$	2,286

Schedule of Segment Income Attributable to Parent

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Segment adjusted EBITDA:
Commercial Truck	$	69	$	(23)	$	205	$	92
Aftermarket & Industrial	36		31		105		116
Segment adjusted EBITDA	105		8		310		208
Unallocated legacy and corporate income (expense), net (1)	2		(1)		10		4
Interest expense, net	(20)		(17)		(65)		(47)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(14)		13		(43)		(73)
Depreciation and amortization	(26)		(24)		(78)		(74)
Noncontrolling interests	(3)		(2)		(7)		(5)
Loss on sale of receivables	(1)		(1)		(3)		(3)
Restructuring	(1)		(12)		(9)		(27)
Brazil VAT Credit (2)	—		—		22		—
Transaction costs	—		—		—		(5)
Income from WABCO distribution termination	—		—		—		265
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Meritor, Inc.	$	42	$	(36)	$	137	$	243

(1)    Unallocated legacy and corporate income (expense), net represents items that are not directly related to the company's business segments. These items primarily include asbestos-related charges and settlements, pension and retiree medical costs associated with sold businesses, and other legacy costs for environmental and product liability.

(2) Amount relates to the one-time recognition of a value added tax credit in Brazil.

Schedule of Segment Assets

	June 30, 2021		September 30, 2020
Segment Assets:
Commercial Truck	$	2,006	$	1,666
Aftermarket & Industrial	676		658
Total segment assets	2,682		2,324
Corporate (1)	561		714
Less: Accounts receivable sold under off-balance sheet factoring programs (2)	(198)		(154)
Total assets	$	3,045	$	2,884

(1) Corporate assets consist primarily of cash, deferred income taxes and prepaid pension costs.

(2) At June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, segment assets include $198 million and $154 million, respectively, of accounts receivable sold under off-balance sheet accounts receivable factoring programs (see Note 7). These sold receivables are included in segment assets as the CODM reviews segment assets inclusive of these balances.

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Earnings per Share - Reconciliation of Average Common Shares Outstanding (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Basic average common shares outstanding (in shares)	72.0	72.1	72.2	74.6
Impact of restricted shares, restricted share units and performance share units (in shares)	0.8	0.0	1.0	0.9
Impact of convertible notes (in shares)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8
Diluted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	72.8	72.1	73.2	76.3
Restricted Stock And Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)		0.6
Convertible Debt Securities
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)		0.7

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Earnings per Share - Additional Information (Details) - Executives - $ / shares	Dec. 01, 2020	Nov. 30, 2020
Performance shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for grant (in shares)		300,000
Number or shares issuable per performance share unit (in shares)		1
Fair value on grant date (in usd per share)	$ 26.98
Performance period	3 years
Shares granted (in shares)	300,000
Performance shares | Vesting after three-year performance period
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighting for each of four performance metrics (percent)	50.00%
Performance shares | Vesting after three-year performance period | Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.00%
Performance shares | Vesting after three-year performance period | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	200.00%
Restricted share units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for grant (in shares)	300,000
Fair value on grant date (in usd per share)	$ 26.98
Vesting period	3 years

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Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ 1,016	$ 514	$ 2,888	$ 2,286
Trade receivables, net	575		575		$ 421
U.S.
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	548	296	1,542	1,348
Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	16	12	42	41
Mexico
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	55	20	145	108
Total North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	619	328	1,729	1,497
Sweden
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	65	28	216	153
Italy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	65	28	186	126
United Kingdom
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	40	16	122	84
Other Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	42	31	117	106
Total Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	212	103	641	469
Brazil
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	83	22	221	126
China
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	41	42	106	102
India
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	30	5	113	50
Other Asia-Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	31	14	78	42
Commercial Truck
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	764	315	2,166	1,544
Commercial Truck | U.S.
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	365	147	1,012	782
Commercial Truck | Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0	0
Commercial Truck | Mexico
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	49	17	129	95
Commercial Truck | Total North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	414	164	1,141	877
Commercial Truck | Sweden
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	65	28	216	153
Commercial Truck | Italy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	61	25	172	116
Commercial Truck | United Kingdom
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	37	15	114	78
Commercial Truck | Other Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	3	2	8	4
Commercial Truck | Total Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	166	70	510	351
Commercial Truck | Brazil
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	82	21	219	124
Commercial Truck | China
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	41	41	105	101
Commercial Truck | India
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	30	5	113	49
Commercial Truck | Other Asia-Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	31	14	78	42
Aftermarket & Industrial
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	252	199	722	742
Aftermarket & Industrial | U.S.
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	183	149	530	566
Aftermarket & Industrial | Canada
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	16	12	42	41
Aftermarket & Industrial | Mexico
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	6	3	16	13
Aftermarket & Industrial | Total North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	205	164	588	620
Aftermarket & Industrial | Sweden
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0	0
Aftermarket & Industrial | Italy
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	4	3	14	10
Aftermarket & Industrial | United Kingdom
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	3	1	8	6
Aftermarket & Industrial | Other Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	39	29	109	102
Aftermarket & Industrial | Total Europe
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	46	33	131	118
Aftermarket & Industrial | Brazil
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	1	1	2	2
Aftermarket & Industrial | China
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0	1	1	1
Aftermarket & Industrial | India
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	0	0	0	1
Aftermarket & Industrial | Other Asia-Pacific
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Sales	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Restructuring Costs - Additional Information (Details)		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 11, 2020 USD ($) plant position office	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserves		$ 5,000,000	$ 14,000,000	$ 10,000,000		$ 8,000,000
Restructuring costs		9,000,000	27,000,000
Employee Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring reserves		5,000,000	14,000,000	10,000,000		$ 8,000,000
Restructuring costs		6,000,000	$ 27,000,000
Global Restructuring Programs 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of positions expected to be eliminated | position	150
Global Restructuring Programs 2021 | Aftermarket & Industrial
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs expected to be incurred	$ 17,000,000
Restructuring costs		7,000,000
Global Restructuring Programs 2021 | Aftermarket & Industrial | Employee Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs expected to be incurred	5,000,000
Global Restructuring Programs 2021 | Aftermarket & Industrial | Asset Impairment
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs expected to be incurred	9,000,000
Global Restructuring Programs 2021 | Aftermarket & Industrial | Other Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs expected to be incurred	$ 3,000,000
Global Restructuring Programs 2020
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs				10,000,000
Global Restructuring Programs 2020 | Employee Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs expected to be incurred					$ 13,000,000
Percentage of global salaried positions affected					8.00%
Global Restructuring Programs 2020 | Commercial Truck
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs		$ 2,000,000		7,000,000
Global Restructuring Programs 2020 | Aftermarket & Industrial
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs				$ 3,000,000
U.S. | Global Restructuring Programs 2021 | Aftermarket & Industrial
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected number of facilities to close | plant	3
Total Europe | Global Restructuring Programs 2021 | Aftermarket & Industrial
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected number of facilities to close | office	1

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Restructuring Costs - Changes in Restructuring Reserves (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 10	$ 8	$ 8
Activity during the period:
Charges	9	27
Cash payments	(11)	(21)
Other	(3)
Ending balance	5	14	10
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	(1)	0
Restructuring reserves – current	4	14
Employee Termination Benefits
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	10	8	8
Activity during the period:
Charges	6	27
Cash payments	(11)	(21)
Other	0
Ending balance	5	14	10
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	(1)	0
Restructuring reserves – current	4	14
Plant Shutdown & Other
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0	0	0
Activity during the period:
Charges	3	0
Cash payments	0	0
Other	(3)
Ending balance	0	0	$ 0
Less: non-current restructuring reserves	0	0
Restructuring reserves – current	$ 0	$ 0

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax expense (benefit)	$ 14	$ (13)	$ 43	$ 73
Effective income tax rate, percent	2400.00%	28.00%	2300.00%	2300.00%

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Accounts Receivable Factoring and Securitization (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)
Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Line Items]
On-balance sheet arrangement, Total Facility Size	$ 110		$ 110
On-balance sheet arrangement, Utilized	3		3			$ 3
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Total Facility Size	324		324		€ 210
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Utilized	198		198		126	154	€ 107
Costs associated with off balance sheet factoring arrangements	1	$ 1	3	$ 3
Committed U.S. accounts receivable securitization
Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Line Items]
On-balance sheet arrangement, Total Facility Size	110		110
On-balance sheet arrangement, Utilized	3		3			3
Committed U.S. accounts receivable securitization | Letter of Credit
Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding	3		3			3
Committed Swedish factoring facility
Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Total Facility Size	184		184		155
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Utilized	95		$ 95		80	100	86
Liquidity commitment			364 days
Committed U.S. factoring facility
Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Total Facility Size	75		$ 75
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Utilized	48		48			30
Uncommitted U.K. factoring facility
Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Total Facility Size	30		30		25
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Utilized	8		8		7	1	1
Uncommitted Italy factoring facility
Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Total Facility Size	35		35		30
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Utilized	18		18		15	9	8
Other uncommitted factoring facilities
Accounts Receivable Factoring And Securitization [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet arrangement, Utilized	$ 29		$ 29		€ 24	$ 14	€ 12

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Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 138	$ 119
Work in process	50	38
Raw materials, parts and supplies	375	278
Total inventories	$ 563	$ 435

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Net Property (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property at cost	$ 1,538	$ 1,476
Less: accumulated depreciation	(1,032)	(961)
Net property	506	515
Land and land improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property at cost	33	32
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property at cost	241	228
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property at cost	1,057	1,002
Company-owned tooling
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property at cost	162	151
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property at cost	$ 45	$ 63

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Other Assets - Summary of Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Prepaid pension costs	$ 213	$ 179
Deferred income tax assets	31	30
Investments in non-consolidated joint ventures	124	107
Other	264	269
Other assets	$ 632	$ 585

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Other Current Liabilities - Summary of Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Other Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Compensation and benefits	$ 121	$ 91
Product warranties	18	19	$ 15
Other	149	154
Other current liabilities	$ 288	$ 264

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Other Current Liabilities - Summary of Changes in Product Warranties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward]
Total product warranties – beginning of period	$ 54	$ 50
Accruals for product warranties	15	11
Payments	(11)	(14)
Change in estimates and other	(7)	(3)
Total product warranties – end of period	51	44
Less: non-current product warranties	(33)	(29)	$ (35)
Product warranties – current	$ 18	$ 15	$ 19

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Other Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Asbestos-related liabilities (see Note 16)	$ 62	$ 67
Liabilities for uncertain tax positions	79	73
Product warranties (see Note 11)	33	35	$ 29
Other	99	104
Other liabilities	$ 273	$ 279

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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 16, 2020	Dec. 01, 2020	Oct. 16, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease obligation	$ 11				$ 6
Subtotal	1,030				1,227
Less: short-term debt	(19)				(39)
Long-term debt	1,011				1,188
Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount on convertible notes	$ (25)				(29)
3.25 percent convertible notes due 2037 | Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)	3.25%
Debt	$ 321				320
7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026 | Convertible Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)	7.875%			7.875%
Debt	$ 0			$ 23	23
4.50 percent notes due 2028 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)	4.50%		4.50%
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 270				0
6.25 percent notes due 2025 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)	6.25%
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 296				295
6.25 percent notes due 2024 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)	6.25%	6.25%
Debt		$ 450	$ 450
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 0				446
Term loan due 2024 | Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 157				$ 166

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Long-Term Debt - 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes (Details)			9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase of convertible notes			$ 53,000,000	$ 0
Loss on debt extinguishment			$ 11,000,000	$ 0
7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase of convertible notes		$ 53,000,000
Convertible Notes | 7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)		7.875%	7.875%
Debt		$ 23,000,000	$ 0		$ 23,000,000
Principal amount of convertible notes repurchased		23,000,000
Debt instrument, repurchase amount in excess of accreted principal		30,000,000
Loss on debt extinguishment		$ 0
Convertible Notes | 7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026 | Redemption Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Conversion ratio of common stock per principal	83.3333
Principal amount per note for conversion	$ 1,000

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Long-Term Debt - 6.25 Percent Notes (Details) - USD ($)				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2021	Dec. 16, 2020	Dec. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of notes				$ 458,000,000	$ 0
Loss on debt extinguishment				$ 11,000,000	$ 0
Senior Notes | 6.25 percent notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)		6.25%		6.25%
Redemption of notes	$ 175,000,000	$ 275,000,000	$ 275,000,000
Debt		450,000,000	$ 450,000,000
Debt instrument aggregate purchase price	180,000,000	287,000,000
Debt instrument, accrued interest repurchase amount	$ 3,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Debt instrument, redemption price	101.042%	102.083%
Loss on debt extinguishment	$ 3,000,000	$ 8,000,000

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Long-Term Debt - 4.50 Percent Notes (Details) - USD ($)				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2021	Dec. 16, 2020	Dec. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of notes				$ 458,000,000	$ 0
4.50 percent notes due 2028 | Prior to December 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price				104.50%
4.50 percent notes due 2028 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)			4.50%	4.50%
Principle amount of debt			$ 275,000,000
Proceeds from debt issuances			$ 270,000,000
Percentage of principal that may be redeemed				35.00%
Percentage of principal outstanding				65.00%
4.50 percent notes due 2028 | Senior Notes | Prior to December 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price			100.00%
4.50 percent notes due 2028 | Senior Notes | 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price			102.25%
4.50 percent notes due 2028 | Senior Notes | 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price			101.125%
4.50 percent notes due 2028 | Senior Notes | 2025 and thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price			100.00%
4.50 percent notes due 2028 | Senior Notes | Change In Control Redemption
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Price				101.00%
6.25 percent notes due 2024 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (percent)		6.25%		6.25%
Redemption of notes	$ 175,000,000	$ 275,000,000	$ 275,000,000
Debt		$ 450,000,000	$ 450,000,000
Redemption Price	101.042%	102.083%

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Long-Term Debt - Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility	Nov. 09, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding		$ 0	$ 0
Letters of credit outstanding		0	$ 0
Amended Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility increased	$ 60,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 685,000,000
Priority-debt-to-EBITDA ratio	2.25
Current borrowing capacity		499,000,000
Maximum limit on issuance, letters of credit		$ 100,000,000

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Long-Term Debt - Other (Details) - China - Notes Payable to Banks - Other Export Financing Arrangements - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt default, amount	$ 35
Long-term debt outstanding	$ 25	$ 16

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Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 138	$ 315
Short-term debt	19	39
Long-term debt	1,011	1,188
Carrying Value | Foreign currency option contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets	0	1
Carrying Value | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets	1	0
Foreign currency contract liabilities	0	1
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	138	315
Short-term debt	19	58
Long-term debt	1,099	1,259
Fair Value | Foreign currency option contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets	0	1
Fair Value | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets	1	0
Foreign currency contract liabilities	$ 0	$ 1

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Financial Instruments - Offsetting of Derivative Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Foreign currency option contracts
Derivative Assets
Gross Amounts Recognized	$ 0	$ 1
Gross Amounts Offset	0	0
Net Amounts Reported	0	1
Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative Assets
Gross Amounts Recognized	1	0
Gross Amounts Offset	0	0
Net Amounts Reported	1	0
Derivative Liabilities
Gross Amounts Recognized	0	1
Gross Amounts Offset	0	0
Net Amounts Reported	$ 0	$ 1

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Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Financial Instruments by Valuation Hierarchy (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 138	$ 315
Short-term debt	0	0
Long-term debt	0	0
Level 1 | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets	0
Foreign currency contract liabilities		0
Level 1 | Foreign currency option contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets		0
Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Short-term debt	0	43
Long-term debt	949	1,103
Level 2 | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets	1
Foreign currency contract liabilities		1
Level 2 | Foreign currency option contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets		1
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Short-term debt	19	15
Long-term debt	150	156
Level 3 | Foreign exchange forward contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets	$ 0
Foreign currency contract liabilities		0
Level 3 | Foreign currency option contracts
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Foreign currency contract assets		$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Foreign exchange forward contracts | Cash flow hedge | Designated as hedging instrument
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount		$ 93,000,000	$ 65,000,000
Foreign currency option contracts, purchase risk
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount		24,000,000	39,000,000
Foreign currency option contracts, translation risk
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount		$ 2,000,000	$ 24,000,000
Cross-currency swaps | Net investment hedge | Designated as hedging instrument
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount				$ 225,000,000
Proceeds from settlement of swap contracts	$ 11,000,000
Component of proceeds that was previously in net accrued interest receivable	$ 1,000,000

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Retirement Benefit Liabilities - Summary of Retirement Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Retiree medical liability	$ 50	$ 52
Pension liability	111	139
Other	17	17
Subtotal	178	208
Less: current portion (included in compensation and benefits, Note 11)	(12)	(12)
Retirement benefits	$ 166	$ 196

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Retirement Benefit Liabilities - Components of Net Periodic Pension and Retiree Medical Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Pension
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Interest cost	$ (9)	$ (10)	$ (26)	$ (31)
Assumed return on plan assets	25	23	73	71
Amortization of prior service benefit	0	0	0	0
Recognized actuarial loss	(8)	(8)	(24)	(24)
Total income	8	5	23	16
Retiree Medical
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Interest cost	0	0	(1)	(1)
Assumed return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service benefit	9	9	27	27
Recognized actuarial loss	(4)	(4)	(10)	(11)
Total income	$ 5	$ 5	$ 16	$ 15

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Retirement Benefit Liabilities - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Non-service cost components of the net periodic pension and OPEB income	$ 13	$ 10	$ 39	$ 31

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Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) site claim	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) site claim	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental accrual balance	$ 13	$ 13	$ 16
Discounted amount environmental accrual for on-going operations maintenance and monitoring	12	12
Undiscounted amount environmental accrual for on-going operations maintenance and monitoring	$ 13	$ 13
Rockwell Asbestos
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending claims | claim	600	600	1,200
Number of claims dismissed | claim	600
Obligation period for asbestos personal injury claims		38 years	38 years
Pending and future claims	$ 73	$ 73
Asbestos-related insurance recoveries	$ 58	$ 58	$ 62
Low Range
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Site contingency, accrual, discount rate	0.00%	0.00%
Low Range | Rockwell Asbestos
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Possible loss			78
High Range
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Site contingency, accrual, discount rate	1.50%	1.50%
Superfund Sites
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of superfund environmental sites | site	10	10
Environmental costs reasonably possible	$ 22	$ 22
Environmental accrual balance	9	9	11
Non-Superfund Sites
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Environmental costs reasonably possible	10	10
Environmental accrual balance	$ 4	$ 4	$ 5

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Contingencies - Summary of Environmental Reserves (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Environmental Reserves
Beginning balance	$ 16
Payments and other	(3)
Accruals	0
Ending balance	13
Superfund Sites
Environmental Reserves
Beginning balance	11
Payments and other	(2)
Accruals	0
Ending balance	9
Non-Superfund Sites
Environmental Reserves
Beginning balance	5
Payments and other	(1)
Accruals	0
Ending balance	$ 4

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Shareholders' Equity - Common Stock and Debt Repurchase Authorizations (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Jul. 28, 2021	Nov. 07, 2019	Jul. 26, 2019	Nov. 02, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared or paid		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Repurchase Program, November 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Debt repurchase program, amount authorized												$ 100,000,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount under debt repurchase		$ 76,000,000						$ 76,000,000
Common Stock | Repurchase Program, July 2021 | Subsequent Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Authorized repurchase of securities, with debt reduction target (up to)									$ 250,000,000
Common Stock | Repurchase Progam, November 2019
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Authorized repurchase of securities, with debt reduction target (up to)										$ 325,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)		1,000,000	0	0				11,800,000
Shares repurchased during period		$ 25,000,000						$ 266,000,000
Remaining authorized repurchase amount under the stock repurchase program		$ 34,000,000
Common Stock | Repurchase Progam, November 2019 | Subsequent Event
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)	1,500,000
Shares repurchased during period	$ 34,000,000
Common Stock | Repurchase Program, November 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Authorized repurchase of securities, with debt reduction target (up to)												$ 200,000,000

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Shareholders' Equity - Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 613	$ 424	$ 495	$ 415
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	15	10	50	(28)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	3	3	7	8
Net current-period other comprehensive income	18	13	57	(20)
Ending Balance	655	403	655	403
Foreign Currency Translation
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(96)	(142)	(129)	(107)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	15	10	48	(25)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0	0	0
Net current-period other comprehensive income	15	10	48	(25)
Ending Balance	(81)	(132)	(81)	(132)
Employee Benefit Related Adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(478)	(567)	(483)	(572)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	0	0	1	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	3	3	7	8
Net current-period other comprehensive income	3	3	8	8
Ending Balance	(475)	(564)	(475)	(564)
Unrealized Income (Loss) on cash flow hedges
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(1)	(5)	(2)	(2)
Other comprehensive income before reclassification	0	0	1	(3)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0	0	0
Net current-period other comprehensive income	0	0	1	(3)
Ending Balance	(1)	(5)	(1)	(5)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	(575)	(714)	(614)	(681)
Ending Balance	$ (557)	$ (701)	$ (557)	$ (701)

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Shareholders' Equity - Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment	$ 12	$ 12	$ 49	$ 36
Tax benefit	(14)	13	(43)	(73)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	45	(34)	144	249
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
NET INCOME (LOSS)	3	3	7	8
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Prior service benefit
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment	(9)	(9)	(27)	(27)
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Actuarial losses
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Employee Benefit Related Adjustment	12	12	34	35
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Employee Benefit Related Adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Total before tax	3	3	7	8
Tax benefit	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Business Segment Information - Summary of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 1,016	$ 514	$ 2,888	$ 2,286
External Sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	1,016	514	2,888	2,286
Commercial Truck
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	764	315	2,166	1,544
Aftermarket & Industrial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	252	199	722	742
Reportable Segments | Commercial Truck
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	800	336	2,268	1,630
Reportable Segments | Commercial Truck | External Sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	764	315	2,166	1,544
Reportable Segments | Aftermarket & Industrial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	258	203	739	755
Reportable Segments | Aftermarket & Industrial | External Sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	252	199	722	742
Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	42	25	119	99
Eliminations | Commercial Truck
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	36	21	102	86
Eliminations | Aftermarket & Industrial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales	$ 6	$ 4	$ 17	$ 13

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Business Segment Information - Segment Income Attributable to Parent (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Interest expense, net	$ (20)	$ (17)	$ (65)	$ (47)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(14)	13	(43)	(73)
Depreciation and amortization			(78)	(74)
Noncontrolling interests	(3)	(2)	(7)	(5)
Restructuring			(9)	(27)
Income from WABCO distribution termination	0	0	0	265
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Meritor, Inc.	42	(36)	137	243
Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment adjusted EBITDA	105	8	310	208
Reportable Segments | Commercial Truck
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment adjusted EBITDA	69	(23)	205	92
Reportable Segments | Aftermarket & Industrial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment adjusted EBITDA	36	31	105	116
Segment Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Unallocated legacy and corporate income (expense), net	2	(1)	10	4
Interest expense, net	(20)	(17)	(65)	(47)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(14)	13	(43)	(73)
Depreciation and amortization	(26)	(24)	(78)	(74)
Noncontrolling interests	(3)	(2)	(7)	(5)
Loss on sale of receivables	(1)	(1)	(3)	(3)
Restructuring	(1)	(12)	(9)	(27)
Brazil VAT	0	0	22	0
Transaction costs	0	0	0	(5)
Income from WABCO distribution termination	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 265

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Business Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 3,045	$ 2,884
Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	2,682	2,324
Reportable Segments | Commercial Truck
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	2,006	1,666
Reportable Segments | Aftermarket & Industrial
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	676	658
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	561	714
Segment Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Less: Accounts receivable sold under off-balance sheet factoring programs	$ (198)	$ (154)